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CHAMPION    HACKNEY    STALLION 

MATCHLESS    OF   LONDESBORO' 

18  (1517) 

Foaled    1884  Color — Dark    Chestnut  Height  15.3  hatids 

Property  of  W.  Setvard   Webb  Imported  i888  by 

Slielbtirne  Partus,  J  7.  Mr.  Henry  Fairfax 

Loudoun  Co.,  Va. 


SHELBURNE  FARMS  STUD 


(SHELBURNE,    CHITTENDEN    COUNTY.    VERMONT) 


OF 


ENGLISH  HACKNEYS 
HARNESS  AND  SADDLE  HORSES 
PONIES  AND  TROTTERS 


BY 


WM.  SEWARD  WEBB 


ILLUSTRATED 


G.  P.  PUTNAM'S    SONS 

NEW   YORK  LONDON 

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CONTENTS 


List  of  Illustrations ^' 

SuMMARV  OF  Prizes '^'i' 

Directions  for  Reaching  Shelhukne   Farms   xui 

Stallions  for  Service ^iii 

Preface    by   Dr.  \Vm.  Seward  U'ehb    i 

The  Shelrurne  Farms— Descriptive  Notes 18 

HACKNEYS— Stallions,  I  MATCHLESS,  COURIER,  ROCKET  III.) 30-36 

Colts  foaled  1891,  (LORD   LYONS,  TYPHOON) ,S7 

"  Colts  foaled  1892 37-38 

"  Mares  (LADY  ALICE,  SILVER  BELLE,  WHITE  SOCKS,  etc.) 39-56 

"  Fillies  foaled  1891,  (FEDORA,  LENA,  EMELINE,  etc.) 5S-59 

"  Fillies  foaled  1892 60-64 

French  Coaching  Stallion— INCROYABLE 65 

Mares  (FERNANDE,  CASTILLE,  etc.) 66-68 

Miscellaneous  Mares  (Inspected,  etc.  I 69-72 

HACKNEY   PONIES-Stallions  (ECLIPSE,  SIR  ARTHUR,  COCK  ROBIN) 73-74 

Mares  (ECCLES  WONDER,  PRINCESS,  etc.) 75-78 

Miscellaneous  Pony  Mares  (Inspected,  etc.) 79-81 

TROTTERS— Stallions  (Standard  Bred)  ALMONT   WILKES,  ORMOND 82-S4 

Mares  (DOTTY,  WALKILL  MAID,  FEDALMA,  etc.) 85-89 

HARNESS  AND  SADDLE  HORSES,  MISCELLANEOUS  (Half-Breds,  etc.)      .90-94 

Alphabeiical   Index  of  all  .Vmmai.s    in    ihe  Stud 95"98 


LIST   OF    ILLUSTRATIONS 


MATCHLESS  OF  LONDESBORO'.     (in  Action.)     From  an  oil  painting  by  Louis  Maurer. 

Frontispiece 

Approach— Through    the    Pines.      From  a  photograph  by  Charles  H.  Miller Facing  page  2 

View  on  Lake  Champlain— Juniper  Island  and  Dunder  Rock,  and  Adirondacks 

in   the   distance.      From  a  photograph  by  Charles  H.Miller Facing  page  S 

Shelburne  Station,  Central  Vermont  R.  R.    From  a  photograph "  18 

Farm     Barns   (Exterior  Hejo).      From  a   photograph "  20 

Stud     Groom's    Cottage.      From  a  photograph  by  Charles  H,  Miller "  22 

Exercising    Ring,    Nursery,    Pony    Barns,    and     Brood-Mare     Boxes.    From  a 

photograph Facing  page  24 

Main    Breeding    Barn    {Exterior  view).    From  a  photograph "  26 

Main     Breeding     Barn    [interior   //«c').      From  a  photograph  by  Charles  H.  Miller.  ,  ,.             "  28 

MATCHLESS    OF   LONDESBORO'.      From  an  oil  painting  by  Louis  Maurer  ..              ■'  jo 

LADY  ALICE    (Hackney  Mare).     Reproduced  from  copy  of  Samuel  Carter's  drawing,  published  in 

catalogue  of  Brookfield  Stud Facing  page  42 

SILVER     BELLE     (Hackney    Mare).      Reproduced    from  copy  of    Samuel   Carter's   drawing,   pub- 
lished in  catalogue  of  Brookfield  Stud F'acing  page  43 

WHITE    SOCKS.       From  an  oil  painting  by  C;eo.  S.  Richardson "  46 

Paddocks  in  Vicinity  of  Main  Breeding  Barn.    From  a  photograph  by  Charles  h.  Miller, 

Facing  page  6S 

Ponies   in    Harness.    From  a  photograph "  80 

A   Group  of    Jerseys.       From  a  photograph "  92 


PRIZES 


WON  BY  HORSES   IN  THE  SHELBURNE  FARMS  STUD. 


MATCHLESS    OF    LONDESBORO'    (Page  30). 


1885, 
1886, 


1887, 


First  Prize,  Melbourne. 

First  Prize,  Escrick. 

First  Prize,  Budwith. 

First  Prize,  Gilberdyke. 

Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

Second  Prize,  Heminborough. 

First  Prize,  Escrick  (only  time  shown) 

First  Prize,  Beverley. 

First  Prize,  Hull. 

Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

First  Prize,  Pocklington. 

Second  Prize,  Melbourne. 

First  Prize,  Otley. 

First  Prize,  Beverley. 


1887,  First  Prize,  Hull. 

First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 
First  Prize,  Melbourne. 
Second  Prize,  Cottingham. 

1888,  First  Prize,  Nottingham. 
First  Prize,  Brussels,  Belgium. 
First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 
First  Prize,  Cottingham. 

1889,  First  Prize,  Boston,  Mass. 

1890,  First  Prize,  New  York  (over  15  h.). 
Champion  Prize,  New  York. 

1891,  FirstPrize,  NewYork(Stallionandget). 

1892,  FirstPrize,  NewYork(Stallionand  get). 


BROWN    FASHION    <Page33). 

1888,  Highly   Commended,    Hackney   Show,  1889,  Third  Prize,  Hackney   Show,  London, 

London,  England.  England. 

1890,  V.  H.  C,  Madison  Square,  New  York. 

ACCIDENT   (Page  34). 

T889,  First  Prize  and  Gold  Medal,  Paris  Exhibition. 


SPROTBRO    FASHION    (Page  36). 

1890,  Second   Prize,  New  York  (class  under 

15  h.). 

1891,  H.  C,  New  York  (class  under  15.2.  h.). 

1892,  Second   Prize,    Open-Air    Show,   New 

York  (under  15  h.). 

ROCKET    III.   (Page  36). 

1890,  Second  Prize,  New  York  ( under  14.  i  h.). 

1891,  Second  Prize,  New  York  (under  14.3  h.). 

1892,  Second    Prize,   Open-Air   Show,    New 

York  (under  14.3  h.). 
Second  Prize,  Philadelphia  (under  15  h.). 


1892,  First    Prize,    Nov.    Show,   New  York 
(pair  under  16  h.). 
Second  Prize  (Pair  High-Steppers). 
Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand). 


1892,  Second    Prize,    National    Show,    New 
York  (under  15  h.). 
First  Prize,  New  York  (under  14. i  h.). 
First  Prize,  New  York  (over  12. i). 


TYPHOON    (Page  37). 

1892,  First  Prize,  National  Show,  New  York  (Best  American  Bred). 


FAITH    (Page  39). 


1890,  H.  C,  New  York  (Saddle). 


HER    MAJESTY   (Page  40). 

1888,  First  Prize,  London  (open  class). 

Third   Prize   (Brood  Mares)  Windsor 
Royal. 

1890,  At  New  York  : 
First  Prize  (Single). 
First  Prize  (Double). 

First  Prize  (Leader,  Four-in-Hand). 
V.  H.  C.  (Saddle). 

1891,  At  New  York  : 
First  Prize  (Single). 
H.  C.  (under  15  h.). 


1891,  At  New  York  : 

Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand). 
Second  Prize  (Cobs  in  Harness). 

1892,  At  New  York  : 

Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand). 
V.  H.  C.  (15.1,  Harness). 
First  Prize  (Pair  under  15.1). 
Second  Prize  (High-steppers). 
First  Prize  (Pair  under  16  h.). 
Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand). 


DACMAR    (Page  41). 

1883,  First  Prize,  Hemington. 

First  Prize,  Melbourne. 

First  Prize,  Budwith. 

First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

First  Prize,  Bishop  Auckland. 

First  Prize,  Pocklington. 

First  Prize,  Pocklington  (three  years). 

Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

Second  Prize,  Pocklington  (all  ages). 
1885,  First  Prize,  Doncaster. 

First  Prize,  Halifax. 

Second  Prize,  Peterborough. 

Third  Prize,  Preston  Royal,  as  Brood 
Mare. 


1890,  At  New  York: 
First  Prize  (Saddle). 
First  Prize  (Double). 

First  Prize,  Leader  (Four-in-Hand). 
Champion  Prize  (Best  Hackney  Mare 
in  Show). 

1891,  At  New  York  : 

First  Prize  (under  15  h.). 
Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand). 

1892,  At  New  York  Open~Air  Show : 
Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand). 
At  National  Show: 

First  Prize  (Pair  not  over  15  h.). 
Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand). 


LADY   ALICE    (Page  42). 

1888,  First  Prize,  Pocklington,  Yorkshire. 
Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 
First  Prize,  Ayton. 

Second  Prize,  Malton. 
Third  Prize,  Driffield. 

1889,  Champion  Cup  for  Best  Mare,  Hackney 

Show,  London. 

Victoria  Challenge  Cup  for  Best  Mare, 
Hackney  Show,  London. 

First  Prize  for  Three-year-olds,  Hack- 
ney Show,  London. 


1889,  Silver  Medal,  Hackney  Show,  London. 
Second  Prize,  Windsor  Royal. 
Second  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire,  Hull. 
First  Prize  and  Gold  Medal,  Paris. 

1890,  H.  C,  New  York  (Saddle). 
Reserved  and  H.   C,   London   Horse 

Show. 

1891,  First  Prize,  New  York  (Brood  Mare 

under  15  h.). 

1892,  First  Prize,  New  York  National  Show 

(Brood  Mare  over  15  h.). 


SILVER    BELLE    (Page  43). 

1888,  First  Prize,  Doncaster. 
First  Prize,  Driffield. 
First  Prize,  Bridlington. 
First  Prize,  Malton. 

First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 
First  Prize,  Halifax. 
Second  Prize,  Pocklington. 

1889,  Second  Prize,  Hackney  Show,  London. 


1890, 


1891, 
1892, 


First  Prize  and  Queen's  Gold   Medal, 

Windsor  Royal. 
First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire. 
First  Prize,  Hackney  Show,  London. 
Reserve  to  Champion  Cup,  and  Reserve 

to  Victoria  Challenge  Cup,   London 

Horse  Show. 
Second  Prize,  New  York  (Brood  Mare). 
Second  Prize,  New  York  National  Show 

(Brood  Mare).     (Lady  Alice  First.) 


LADY   TRIFFIT   (Page  45). 

1890,  H.  C,  Spring  Show,  London,  England. 


WHITE    SOCKS    (Page  46). 

1887,  First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 
Second  Prize,  Bridlington. 

1888,  First  Prize,  Melbourne  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Melbourne  (Harness). 
First  Prize,  Saxby  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Saxby  (Harness). 
First  Prize,  Selby  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Escrick  (Saddle). 
Second  Prize,  Pocklington  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire  (Saddle) 


1891, 


1892, 


Second  Prize,  Hackney  Show,  London. 
First  Prize,  New  York  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  New  York  (Wheeler-Four- 

in-Hand). 
First  Prize,  New  York  (Brood  Mare). 
Second    Prize,    New    York    (Four-in- 

Hand). 
H.  C,  New  York  (Double). 
First  Prize,  New  York  National  Show 

(Brood  Mare). 


DROPPING    WELL   (Page  47). 

1886,  First  Prize,  Easingwold. 

1887,  First  Prize,  Thorne  (Harness). 
Second  Prize,  Skipworth. 

1888,  First  Prize,  Huntingdon  (Harness). 
Second  Prize,  Darlington  (Harness). 

1890,  First  Prize,  New  York  (Four-in-Hand). 


Second  Prize,  New  York  (Saddle). 
V.  H.  C,  New  York  (Double). 
H.  C,  New  York  (Double). 
Second    Prize,    New    York    (Four-in- 
Hand). 


BELLE    LYONS   (Page  48). 

1889,  Reserve,  Hackney  Show,  London. 


1889,  Second  Prize,  Windsor. 


CZARINA   (Page  50). 


1892,  V.  H.  C,  New  York  (Brood  Mare). 


FALSE    VOWS  (Page  50). 

1891,  Second  Prize,  New  York  (under  15  h.). 


NITRATE    (Page  51). 

1891,  V.  H.  C,  New  York  (two-year-old). 


1892,  First  Prize,  New  York  (three-year-old). 


DANISH    GIRL   (Page  52). 

1885,  First  Prize,  Brough.  1890,  First  Prize, 

Second  Prize,  Appleby.  First  Prize 

Second  Prize,  Kirkby.  First  Prize 

1890,  First    Prize,    Great    Yorkshire    (Best  First  Prize 

Pair).  First  Prize 

First  Prize,  Islington  (Single).  Champion, 

Second  Prize,  Islington  (Double).  First  Prize 

Second  Prize,  Islington  (Tandem).  First  Prize 
Second  Prize,  Islington  (Saddle).                       1891,  First  Prize, 

First  Prize,  Nottingham  (Saddle).  First  Prize, 

First  Prize,  Nottingham  (Harness).  First  Prize 
First  Prize,  Thorne  (Saddle). 


Beverley  (Saddle). 

Burlington  (Saddle). 

Boston  (Harness). 

Doncaster  (Saddle). 
,  Otley  (Saddle). 
Otley. 
,  Peterborough  (Tandem). 

Halifax  (Saddle). 

Great  Yorkshire  (Pair). 

Darlington  (Double). 
,  Darlington  (Single). 


SWEDISH    GIRL 

1890,  First    Prize, 


(Page  52). 
Great    Yorkshire    (Best 
Pair). 
First  Prize,  Islington  (Double). 
Second  Prize,  Islington  (Tandem). 
First  Prize,  Peterborough  (Tandem). 
Second  Prize,  Halifax  (Saddle). 
Second  Prize,  Nottingham  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Thorne  (Harness). 


First  Prize,  Beverley  (Harness). 
First  Prize,  Doncaster  (Harness). 
1891,  First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire  (Pair). 
First  Prize,  Darlington  (Double). 
First  Prize,  Darlington  (Best  Hack). 
First    Prize,    Chester-le-Street    (Best 
Hack),  and  many  other  prizes. 


HEROINE    (Page  53). 

1891,  V.  H.  C,  New  York  (over  15  h.). 


LADY    GILBEY. 


1892,  Second  Prize,  New  York  National  Show 
(Four-in-Hand). 


1892,  Third   Prize,    New   York   (Best   Park  Tandem). 


GAY    LADY   (Page  53). 

1890,  First  Prize,  Holme,  Yorkshire. 
Reserve,  Harrowgate. 

1892,  First  Prize,  Open-Air  Show,  New  York 
(three-year-old). 

LADY    FIFE    (Page  54). 

1891,  First  Prize,  Darlington. 
Third  Prize,  Otley. 


1892,  First  Prize,  New  York  National  Show 
(14  to  15  h.). 
Second     Prize,     Philadelphia    (three- 
year-old). 


1892,  Third     Prize,   Open-Air    Show,    New 
York  (under  15  h.). 


BELLE    ALLIANCE   (Page  55). 
1891,  V.  H.  C,  New  York  (yearling). 

DAISY    DIMPLE   (Page  55). 

1891,  Second  Prize,  New  York  (yearling). 

1892,  H.  C,  Philadelphia  (two-year-old). 
First  Prize,  Open-Air  Show,  New  York. 

(two-year-old). 


1892,  Third     Prize,     New    York     Open-Air 
Show  (two-year-old). 


Second    Prize,    National    Show,   New 
York  (two-year-old). 


FERNANDE    (Page  56). 

1890,  First  Prize,  New  York  (Coaching  Mare). 


GIDDY    GIRL   (Page  71). 

1892,  Second  Prize,  New  York  (Four-in-Hand). 

LOLLY    POP    (Page  71). 

1892,  Second  Prize,  New  York  (Four-in-Hand). 


ECLIPSE    (Page  73). 

1892,  First  Prize,  Islington,  London. 

COCK    ROBIN    (Page  74). 

1891,  First  Prize  and  Medal,  Newton  Stew- 

art, England. 

1892,  V.  H.  C,  Open-Air  Show,   New  York 

(under  14  h.). 

ECCLES    WONDER    (Page  75). 

1891,  First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire. 

1892,  First  Prize,  Islington  (Harness). 
First  Prize,  Islington  (Saddle). 
Third   Prize,    May   Show,   New   York 

(under  14  h.). 

PRINCESS    (Page  76). 

1891,  First  Prize,  Yarmouth  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Yarmouth  (Harness). 
Second  Prize,  Windsor  Royal. 
First  Prize,  London  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Essex  (Harness). 
First  Prize,  Royal  Doncaster. 
First  Prize,  Wymondham,  Norfolk. 
Second  Prize,   Wymondham,    Norfolk 

(Harness). 
Second  Prize,  Norfolk  (14  h.). 
First  Prize,  Northampton  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Northampton  (Harness). 
First  Prize,  Luton  (Harness). 
First  Prize,  Leicester  (Saddle). 
First  Prize,  Leicester  (Harness). 

MILK  MAID    (Page  76). 

1891,  First  Prize,  Bradford,  Yorkshire  (Class 
of  10)  ;  also  several  prizes  at  promi- 
nent shows  in  England. 


1892,  Champion  Prize,  Islington. 


V.  H.  C,  Philadelphia  (under  13.2  h.). 
V.   H.  C,  National  Show,  New  York 
(under  12. i,  in  hand). 


1892,  Second  Prize,  Philadelphia  (Saddle). 
V.  H.  C,  Philadelphia  (under  14  h.). 
First  Prize,  National  Show,  New  York 
(Harness). 


1891,  First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire,  Bradford. 

1892,  Second  Prize,  London  (in  hand). 
First  Prize,  Open-Air  Show,  New  York 

(under  14  h.). 
First  Prize,  Philadelphia  (Harness). 
Second  Prize,  Philadelphia  ( under  14 h.). 
First  Prize,  Philadelphia  (Saddle). 
At  National  Show,  New  York  : 
First  Prize  (Harness). 
First  Prize  (Pair). 
Second  Prize  (Saddle). 
Second  Prize  (under  13. i.  Harness). 
Second  Prize  (Pair). 
Third  Prize  (under  13.1,  Saddle). 


1892,  First  Prize,  Open-Air  Show,  New  York 
(Pair). 
Second    Prize,   National    Show,    New 
York  (Pair). 


LADY    MABEL    (Page  77). 

Second  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire,  Bradford  ;  also    several  prizes  at  local  shows  in  England. 


DIRECTIONS  FOR   REACHING 
SHELBURNE  FARMS. 


Shelburne  Farms  can  be  reached  from  all  sections  by  connection  with  the  Rutland  Division  of  the  Central 
Vermont  Railroad  at  Rutland  or  St.  Albans  as  follows  :  From  the  South  and  West  by  the  New  York  Central  and 
Hudson  River  R.  R,  connecting  at  Troy,  N.  Y.,  with  Fitchburg  and  Bennington  and  Rutland  R.  R.  Through 
trains  are  run  over  above  lines  from  N.  Y.  City. 

From  Boston  and  the  East  by  Boston  and  Lowell  and  Fitchburg  Railroads,  and  from  Montreal  and  the 
North  bv  Clrand  Trunk  and  Central  Vermont.  Through  trains  from  Montreal,  and  all  trains  both  ways,  stop 
at  Shelburne. 

During  navigation,  horses  can  also  be  shipped  by  Citizens  Line  to  Troy,  thence  by  rail  to  Ticonderoga,  and 
from  there  by  boat  to  Burlington,  Vt. 


STALLIONS  FOR  SERVICE. 


MATCHLESS  OF    LONDESBORO'    (See   page  30)-     Limited   to    a 

few  approved  Mares Fee   $200 

For  Getting  Highest-Class  and  Prize-Winning  Hackneys 

COURIER,  Hackney  Stallion  (See  page  35)-    Approved    Mares  Fee       S50 

For  Getting  High-Acting  Hackneys  and  Carriage  Stock 

ROCKET    III,   Hackney  Stallion  (See  page  36) Fee       S50 

For  Getting  Fine  Hackney  Cobs  and  Ponies 

ALMONT   WILKES,  Trotting  Stallion  (Standard)    See  page  (82)  Fee    SIOO 

Mares  sent  to  Shelburne  Farms  for  breeding  are  assured  the  same  careful  treatment  as  our  own  stock,  but 
no  responsibility  for  accidents  of  any  nature  will  be  assumed.  Service  fees  are  payable  in  advance,  and  stock  will 
be  charged  at  the  rate  of  $S  per  month  for  pasture  and  $15  per  month  for  indoor,  and  is  payable  at  the  end  of  each 
month.     Season  terminates  September  ist,  and  return  privileges  are  limited  to  that  date. 

SEND    FOR    APPLICATION     BLANKS    GIVING    FULL    CONDITIONS    RE- 
GARDING SERVICE,   ETC. 

All  Communications  to  be  addressed  to 

MR.  A.  TAYLOR, 

Manager,  Shelburne  Farms  Stud, 

Shelburne,  Vermont, 
xiii 


PREFACE. 

INCLUDING  NOTES  ON  THE  HORSE  OF  VERMONT   AND  ENGLAND,  WITH  SPECIAL  REFERENCE 
TO  THE   VALUE  OF  HACKNEYS  FOR  BREEDING  PURPOSES 


O  advance  a  reason  for  the  establishment  of  an  extensive  Stud  at  my  country-place 
near  the  city  of  Burlington,  in  the  State  of  Vermont,  it  is  only  requisite  to  say 
that  being  naturally  very  much  interested  in  everything  that  affects  the  welfare 
of  the  State,  it  became  my  earnest  desire,  immediately  after  taking  up  my 
residence  in  that  locality,  to  exert  an  influence  for  the  benefit  of  the  horse- 
breeding  industry,  which  appeared  to  me  to  have  declined  in  recent  years.  Of 
course  it  is  at  the  present  time  slightly  premature  to  declare  what  the  result  of  my  effort  ^V^1I 
be,  but  I  trust  a  careful  perusal  of  these  pages  will  convince  the  reader  that  at  least  a  good 
start  has  been  made  in  the  right  direction,  and  that  it  only  needs  a  proper  appreciation  of  my 
views  on  the  part  of  the  agricultural  element  of  the  State  to  bring  about  the  general  adoption 
of  the  system  of  horse-breeding  as  herein  explained,  and  through  it  the  greater  prosperity  of 
the  whole  community. 

Since  the  issue,  early  in  1891,  of  the  initial  catalogue  of  the  Shelburne  Farm  Stud — a  book 
which  will  be  remembered  as  having  been  rather  hurriedly  prepared  and  published  as  a  mere 
alphabetical  list  of  the  animals  then  comprised  in  the  Stud,  including  my  first  large  consignment 
of  English  Hackneys — so  many  important  changes  have  of  necessity  taken  place,  and  there 
has  naturally  been  such  a  vast  increase  of  stock,  that  I  have  found  it  expedient  to  publish  a 
seconci,  and  what  I  trust  will  be  considered  a  more  complete,  account  of  my  enterprise  at 
Shelburne,  and  in  doing  so  I  have  taken  advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  lay  before  the  public 
some  of  my  views  in  regard  to  the  necessity  for  an  improved  breed  of  harness  horses  in  the 
State  of  Vermont. 

In  compiling  this  work  I  have  endeavored  to  place  the  matter  before  the  reader  in  as 
simple  a  manner  as  possible,  and  have  divided  the  different  departments  so  clearly  that  each 
division  may  be  said  to  be  self-explanatory.  With  regard  to  this  preface,  the  several  points 
discussed  will  be  easily  discernible  by  virtue  of  the  headings  which  appear  at  intervals.  The 
illustrations,  which  have  all  been  reproduced  by  the  photogravure  process  after  photographs 
taken  on  the  farms,  will,  I  trust,  render  the  perusal  of  this  book  more  enjoyable  than  is 
generally  the  case  with  the  average  catalogue  issued  by  members  of  the  horse-breeding 
fraternity.  It  is  also  hoped  that  these  illustrations  will  prove  of  material  assistance  in  conve)-- 
ing  to  the  reader  some  idea  of  the  picturesque  nature  of  the  surroundings  of  the  .Stud,  for,  in 
addition  to  the  matter-of-fact  breeding  establishments  to  be  found  there,  a  great  many  other 


delightful   features  abound   which   afford    amusement    and   pleasure  to   the  visitor  whilst   he 
chooses  to  remain  within  the  confines  of  the  estate. 

As  it  may  occasion  surprise  that  imported  horses  inclining  to  the  heavy  harness  type 
seem  to  predominate  at  the  Shelburne  Farms  Stud,  and  as  the  English  Hackney  in  particular 
will  be  much  quoted  and  its  excellencies  dwelt  upon  throughout  this  work,  it  may  be  well  at 
this  point  to  give  a  slight  description  of  the  horse  and  a  definition  of  the  name  by  which  it  is 
now  becoming  so  popularly  known.  The  word  Hackney  as  applied  to  the  weight-carrying 
cob  or  small  horse  of  the  eastern  counties  of  England,  dates  back  many  hundreds  of  years, 
having  been  in  common  use  to  designate  animals  of  this  description  as  early  as  the  eleventh 
or  twelfth  century.  That  the  breed,  in  almost  the  identical  form  in  which  we  at  present  find 
it,  has  existed  and  been  reproduced  continuously  in  England  from  the  time  of  the  Norman 
Conquest,  is  abundantly  proved  by  the  many  legislative  enactments  in  its  favor  to  be  found  in 
the  English  parliamentary  records  and  by  the  mass  of  old  writings  and  printed  matter  now  in 
the  possession  of  the  Hackney  Society  and  other  reliable  authorities  interested  in  the  propa- 
gation of  the  breed. 

"HACK"  AND  "HACKNEY." 

It  not  infrequently  occurs  that  the  word  "Hack"  is  thoughtlessly  substituted  for 
"  Hackney,"  and  the  more  valuable  horse  is  placed  in  a  category  to  which  he  certainly  does 
not  belong.  To  correct  this,  I  would  say  that  the  difference  in  meaning  between  the  words 
Hack  and  Hackney — save  that  we  yet  speak  of  a  park  hack  and  a  lady's  hack, — which  has 
been  established  by  customary  use,  is  well  stated  in  the  following  extracts  from  William 
Taplin's  Sporting  Dictionai-y  and  Riiral  Repository  of  General  Information  icpon  every  Subject 
Appertaining  to  the  Sports  of  the  Field,  published  in  the  year  1803. 

"  Hack — any  horse  appropriated  to  every  kind  of  purpose  (and  upon  which  no  great 
estimation  or  value  is  placed)  it  has  been  the  custom  from  time  immemorial  to  distinguish  by 
the  appellation  of  Hack.  Custom,  however,  has  permitted  a  slight  deviation  from  a  practice 
of  long  standing,  and  a  Hack  is  now  generally  understood  to  imply  the  idea  of  a  hired  horse. 

"  Hackney,  in  the  general  acceptation  of  the  word  with  the  sporting  world,  is  a  horse 
superior  to  all  others  upon  the  score  of  utility,  being  rendered  subservient  to  every  office  of 
exertion,  speed,  or  perseverance,  or,  in  other  words,  to  all  the  drudgery  and  labor  of  his  situa- 
tion, from  which  his  contemporaries,  the  racer,  the  hunter,  and  the  charger,  by  the  imaginary 
superiority  of  their  qualifications,  and  pampered  appearance,  are  always  exempt.  It  is  the 
peculiar  province  of  the  Hackney  to  carry  his  master  twelve  or  fifteen  miles  in  an  hour  to  covert 
(where  the  Hunter  is  in  waiting),  and  sometimes  to  bring  back  the  groom  with  greater  expedi- 
tion, whose  engagements  may  probably  have  occasioned  him  to  be  much  more  in  haste  than  his 
master.  It  is  in  the  department  of  the  Hackney  to  encounter  and  overcome  emergencies  and 
difficulties  of  every  description  ;  his  constitution  should  be  excellent,  and  his  spirit  invincible  ; 
he  must  be  enabled  to  go  five  and  twenty  or  thirty  miles  at  a  stage,  without  drawing  bit,  and 
without  the  least  respect  to  the  depth  of  the  roads,  or  the  dreary  state  of  the  weather  ;  and  if 
he  is  not  equal  to  any  weight  in  these  trying  exertions,  he  will  be  held  in  no  estimation  as  a 
Hackney  of  fashion." 

Up  to  a  few  years  ago  the  trotting  gait  under  saddle  was  most  cultivated  in  the  English 
Hackney.  Coupled  with  this  was  weight  carrying  power,  for  these  "utility  horses"  had  to 
carry  their  owners,  who  were  invariably  farmers,  and  generally  very  heavy  men.      It  was  not 


Through  the  Pines 
Approach  Drive 


Shelburne  Farms,   Vt. 


N»iC-**33*"'-y 


uncommon  for  good  Hackneys  to  make  fifteen  miles  an  hour  under  these  conditions.  The 
fact  that  the  trot  was  their  natural  pace  enabled  them  to  be  pressed  to  a  very  high  rate  of 
speed  along  the  road  without  breaking. 

During  the  last  half  century  the  Hackney  has  been  brought  into  general  request  for  all 
kinds  of  light  and  heavy  harness  work,  and  its  undoubted  excellence  is  now  so  thoroughly 
appreciated  that  the  breed  stands  to-day  in  the  very  highest  estimation  throughout  the 
civilized  world.  In  addition  to  the  old  English  foundation  stock  the  breed  is  extremely  rich 
in  Oriental,  Barb,  and  Thoroughbred  blood,  as  an  examination  of  the  pedigrees  of  several  of 
the  high-class  specimens  will  show,  and  it  is  to  the  infusion  of  this  blood  that  the  breed  owes 
its  peculiar  courage  and  in  many  instances  the  type  of  certain  representatives.  The  progeni- 
tors of  more  than  one  family  of  this  breed  are  traceable  as  standing  in  the  same  position  with 
regard  to  certain  lines  of  the  Thoroughbred  race,  and  similar  relationship  can  also  be  easily 
proved  with  regard  to  the  famous  trotting  horses  of  this  country.  For  instance  the  English 
horse  Mambrino,  grandson  of  Sampson,  became  the  sire  of  the  Messenger  imported  into  the 
United  States  in  the  year  1788,  and  thus  became  the  great-great-grandsire  of  the  famous 
trotting  sire,  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian,  who  was  a  grandson  on  his  dam's  side  of  imported 
Jary's  Bellfounder,  an  English  Norfolk  Hackney.  Messenger,  tracing  back  to  the  English 
horse  Sampson,  claims  in  him  the  same  progenitor  as  do  all  Hackneys  whose  pecfigrees  are 
only  recorded  in  the  English  Hackney  Stud  Book.  Thus  it  is  seen  that  many  of  the  horses 
of  this  country  are  not  so  far  removed  from  the  breed  on  which  this  article  is  written 
as  is  generally  supposed.  In  a  notice  of  the  horse  Mambrino,  published  in  the  Spoi'/hi<^ 
Magazine  of  January,  1821,  in  which  appeared  an  excellent  portrait  of  the  animal,  we  read  as 
follows  : 

"  Mambrino  belonged  to  a  peculiar  class  or  variety  of  the  English  race-horse,  and  is  thence 
the  subject  of  a  tale,  which,  however  known  to  some  of  the  elders  of  the  turf,  has  been  some 
time  since  bygone,  and  is  indeed  unknown  to  many  who  are  quite  ait  fait  on  immediate  sport- 
ing subjects.  He  was  bred  by  John  Atkinson,  Esq.,  of  Scoles,  near  Leeds,  Yorkshire,  and 
foaled  in  1768.  Mambrino  was  got  by  Engineer,  son  of  Sampson,  by  Blaze  .  .  .  After  the 
decease  of  Mr.  Atkinson  he  became  the  property  of  the  late  Earl  Grosvenor.  He  was  master 
of  the  highest  weights  over  the  road  or  field,  and  was  never  beaten  upon  the  turf  until  the  edge 
of  his  speed  was  blunted  by  the  severe  labor  of  constant  exercise  and  running.  He  beat  all  the 
best  horses  of  his  day  at  their  own  play,  going  too  fast  for  the  speedy  and  running  too  long  for 
the  stout  ;  and  often  with  the  highest  odds  upon  him.  .  .  .  Mambrino  shows  to  have  been 
a  horse  of  great  substance,  and  of  a  fine  and  rather  military  figure — plainly  enough,  we  think, 
indicating  some  cross  of  European  blood  ;  and  as  a  stallion  more  calculated  to  get  hacks, 
hunters,  and  coach-horses,  than  race-horses.  He,  however,  got  a  number  of  middling  racers, 
and  some  good  brood  mares,  but  no  runner  of  the  first  or  even  second  class.  He  went  in  a 
remarkably  good  trotting  form,  and  we  have  heard  it  averred  that  he  could  have  trotted 
fourteen  miles  in  one  hour — no  common  qualification  for  a  racer.  Lord  Grosvenor  had  many 
capital  coach-horses  from  him,  and  this  horse  may  be  said  to  have  been  the  father  of 
the  present  highly  improved  and  blood-like  breed  of  English  coach-horse." 

VERMONT  HORSES  IN  FORMER  DAYS. 

Years  ago  the  State  of  Vermont  was  justly  celebrated  for  its  horses,  which  were  valued 
not  only  for  their  speed  but  for  their  hardy  constitutions  and  untiring  road  equalities. 


A  distinct  breed  of  draught-horses,  under  the  name  of  the  Vermont  Cart-Horse,  is 
described  by  Mr.  Herbert  (Frank  Forester)  as  existing  in  Vermont  and  the  adjacent  country. 
Mr.  Herbert  says  :  "  These  are  the  very  models  of  what  draught-horses  should  be,  combining 
immense  power  with  great  quickness,  a  very  respectable  turn  of  speed,  fine  show,  and  good 
action.  These  animals  have  almost  invariably  lofty  crests,  thin  withers,  and  well  set-on 
heads  ;  and  although  they  are  emphatically  draught-horses,  they  have  none  of  that  shagginess 
of  mane,  tail,  and  fetlocks  which  indicates  a  descent  from  the  black  horse  of  Lincolnshire,  and 
none  of  that  peculiar  curliness  or  waviness  which  marks  the  existence  of  Canadian  or  Norman 
blood  for  many  generations,  and  which  is  discoverable  in  the  manes  and  tails  of  very  many 
of  the  horses  which  claim  to  be  pure  Morgans.  The  peculiar  characteristic,  however,  of 
these  horses  is  the  shortness  of  their  backs,  the  roundness  of  their  barrels,  and  the  closeness 
of  their  ribbing  up.  One  would  say  that  they  are  ponies  until  he  comes  to  stand  beside 
them,  when  he  is  astonished  to  find  that  they  are  oftener  over  than  under  sixteen  hands  in 
height." 

In  1855  these  Vermont  horses  were  the  finest  animals  in  the  United  States,  and  persons 
familiar  with  the  streets  of  New  York  could  not  fail  to  have  noticed  the  magnificent  animals, 
for  the  most  part  dark  bays — ^black  legs,  manes,  and  tails — but  a  few  browns,  and  now  and 
then,  but  rarely,  a  deep,  rich,  glossy  chestnut,  which  at  that  time  drew  the  heavy  wagons 
of  express  companies.  They  were  then  considered  a  fair  sample  of  what  draught-horses 
should  be,  combining  immense  power  with  a  very  respectable  rate  of  speed,  and  short  and 
fine  action.  This  style  of  horse  has  gone  out,  simply  because  the  progenitors  of  the  type  have 
not  been  replaced  by  others. 

Another  reason  for  its  disappearance  was  the  fact  that  railroads  were  gradually  built 
in  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  and  Massachusetts,  replacing  the  old  coach  service  which  had 
been  the  means  of  transportation,  the  result  being  that  the  Vermont  horses  were  bought  by 
the  express  companies  and  mercantile  houses  of  the  large  Eastern  cities,  the  animals  being 
peculiarly  serviceable  for  such  work.  In  those  days  a  buyer  would  pay  more  for  a  Vermont 
horse  than  for  one  of  any  other  breed. 

During  the  Canadian  Rebellion  of  1837,  the  First  Dragoon  Guards  were  brought  from 
England,  and  it  is  a  little  singular  to  note  that  the  Dragoon  Guards,  although  a  heavy  cavalry 
regiment,  known  as  the  Cuirassiers,  came  to  this  country  dismounted,  and  were  all  horsed 
from  Vermont.  This  is  borne  out  by  Mr.  Herbert,  who  says  that  he  noted  at  that  time  that 
all  the  artillerymen  were  horsed  from  that  region,  and  with  precisely  the  same  stamp  of  horse 
which  he  saw  working  in  the  New  York  express  companies'  delivery  wagons. 

This  writer  speaks  very  enthusiastically  of  the  old  way  of  coaching  in  New  England,  and 
says  that  "between  the  years  of  1825  and  1831,  there  were  not  a  great  many  fast  coaches  on 
the  flying  roads  of  the  day  on  the  boxes  of  which  I  have  not  sat,  nor  a  few  of  the  fastest 
on  which  I  have  not  handled  the  ribbons." 

In  the  early  days  of  stage-coaching  most  of  the  horses  used  for  this  purpose  came  from 
Vermont  and  Massachusetts.  The  rate  of  travelling  between  Albany  and  Buffalo  was  nine 
miles  an  hour,  including  stoppages.  To  accomplish  this  rate  it  was  necessary  to  make  between 
ten  and  eleven  miles  over  the  road.  It  is  said  that  this  speed  over  the  American  roads  of  that 
date  was  fully  equal  to  thirteen  or  fourteen  over  the  old  English  turnpikes  when  the  mail  was 
carried  by  coach. 

And  there  must  have  been  horses  of  great  speed  and  endurance  in  the  time  of  the  Revo- 
lution, in  New  England,  for  Bancroft  tells  us  that  General  Israel  Putnam,  on  the  morning 


followincr  the  fight  at  Concord,  heard  the  cry  for  aid  from  Lexington.  He  was  engaged  at  the 
time  in  building  a  stone  wall,  and  without  changing  his  check  shirt  that  he  had  worn  in 
the  field  he  rode  to  the  scene  of  conflict,  a  distance  of  one  hundred  miles,  which  he 
covered  in  eighteen   hours. 

THE  VERMONT  HORSE  TO-DAY. 

The  only  specimens  of  the  Vermont  type  to  be  found  in  and  around  the  State  at 
the  present  time  are  horses  which  are  really  American  trotters  ;  because  the  mares  of  the 
original  Vermont  type  were  bred  to  the  descendants  of  Justin  Morgan.  That  is  the  only  type 
of  Vermont  horse  at  present,  and  this  Morgan  trotter  has  very  little  connection  with  the  old- 
style  Vermont  draught-horse. 

The  Promiscuous  Breeding  of  all  kinds  of  mares,  no  matter  how  light,  or  how  thin, 
or  how  weedy-looking,  to  stallions  having  trotting  blood,  has  been  carried  to  a  ridiculous 
e.xtent  in  the  State  of  Vermont.  There  is  hardly  a  farm,  no  matter  how  poor,  but  what  can 
boast  of  a  weedy,  narrow-looking  animal — half  trotter  and  half  something  else — that  has  been 
procured  in  the  hope  of  getting  a  speedy  trotter.  Probably  the;  principal  reason  why  the 
hopes  of  the  farmer  in  this  respect  have  not  been  realized,  is  that  he  overlooked  the  very 
important  factor  that  it  is  necessary,  if  you  want  to  produce  a  trotter,  to  have  trotting  blood 
in  the  mare  as  well  as  the  stallion.  As  a  consequence,  the  farmer  now  has  on  his  place  a  pair 
of  light  weedy-looking  nags  that  will  trot  you,  in  a  light  buggy,  quite  speedily  to  the  station. 
But  they  cannot  go  in  any  race,  they  cannot  pull  a  heavy  load,  they  cannot  even  be  used  for 
what  may  be  termed  medium-weight  draught  or  express  work,  nor  are  they  serviceable  in 
the  work  of  the  farm,  and  certainly  do  not  realize  much  when  offered  for  sale. 

In  other  words,  the  Vermonters,  in  their  enthusiasm  for  trotting  performances,  forget  all 
about  the  general  usefulness  of  the  horse  on  the  farm.  They  forget,  also,  that  they  are 
obliged  to  keep  four  weedy  animals  to  do  the  farm  work  and  take  them  to  the  station,  when 
two  horses  ought  to  serve  the  purpose.  When  you  show  them  a  stallion  that  will  likely  beget 
two  such  horses  in  the  place  of  four  such  weedy  animals  as  they  have,  they  turn  to  you  quickly 
and  eagerly  inquire  :  "How  fast  can  he  trot?"  Apparently  they  believe  there  is  nothing 
good  in  a  horse  unless  he  can  trot.  For  the  last  twenty  years  they  have  been  having  object 
lessons  to  prove  that  these  weedy  mares  cannot  give  them  horses  like  the  sires  they  have  put 
them  to,  and  yet  they  keep  following  up  the  practice. 

I  remember  the  case  of  one  farmer  who  brought  a  mare  to  Shelburne  Farms,  and  wanted 
to  pay  $ioo  for  the  service  of  the  trotting  stallion,  Almont  Wilkes,  when  I  was  offering  the 
service  of  a  Hackney  stallion  or  French  Coacher  free,  and  I  could  not  persuade  him  to  use  the 
Hackney.  He  preferred  to  breed  the  same  mare  to  a  trotter  again,  for  the  sixth  or  seventh 
time  in  the  hope  of  getting  a  trotter.  With  all  these  trials  he  had  nothing  but  the  weedy 
animal  to  show.  In  fact,  after  I  had  offered  the  service  of  my  Hackney  and  F"rench  Coach- 
ing stallion  free,  but  few  cared  to  avail  themselves  of  the  privilege. 

In  1875,  Mr.  Lyman  Lee  read  an  interesting  paper  on  raising  horses  before  the  Maine 
Dairyman's  Association.  He  took  the  ground  that  the  farmers  and  horse-breeders  of  that 
State  had  generally  been  producing  a  class  of  horses  altogether  too  light  for  general  road  pur- 
poses. He  said,  in  substance:  "The  fatal  fascination  of  raising  fast  horses  has  seized 
upon  too  many  farmers,  and  attention  to  the  breeding  of  this  class  of  horses  has  driven  out 
all  attempts  in  the  direction  above  indicated.  A  showy  little  stallion  of  eight  or  nine 
hundred  pounds   is  too  often  patronized  in  the  vain  hope  of  securing   a  speedy  colt,   when 


the  services  of  a  well  made  up  horse  of  from  eleven  to  fourteen  hundred  pounds,  which 
should  be  secured,  are  not  used.  Farmers  seek  for  speed  in  raising  horses,  and  obtain 
it  only  in  very  rare  instances.  Now,  if  these  animals  chance  to  become  a  little  lame,  or 
slightly  blemished,  they  are  of  little  or  no  value,  while  heavy  horses,  although  they  may  not 
be  perfect,  are  still  useful  and  command  good  prices.  The  breeding  of  fast  horses  should  be 
left  to  the  professional  horsemen  and  trainers,  as  farmers  seldom  make  it  profitable.  One 
trouble  must  be  encountered  at  the  first  and  that  is,  many  of  our  mares  are  not  large  enough 
to  breed  from.  This,  however,  may  in  a  great  measure  be  overcome  by  selecting  the  largest 
and  best  mares  for  stock-raising,  and  even  by  importation  at  first,  if  need  be.  But  in  case  of 
the  stock  horse  from  which  to  breed,  there  will  be  no  difficulty,  for  as  soon  as  the  owners  and 
keepers  of  such  horses  learn  that  a  large,  firm,  and  compact  breed  of  horses  is  desired,  they 
will  find  it  for  their  interest  to  patronize  the  same.  Then,  again,  would  it  not  be  better  to 
arouse  the  ambition  of  our  young  men,  and  some  of  the  older  ones  too,  to  raise  and  keep  a 
team  of  splendid,  sturdy  horses  for  valuable  use,  instead  of  engaging  in  racing  and  pool-selling, 
with  their  attendant  influences,  which  in  fact  more  or  less  affect  the  whole  community.  Of 
course,  no  word  is  to  be  said  against  breeding  lighter  horses  for  light  carriage  use,  and  for 
speedy  driving  ;  but  experience  will  show  that  there  will  always  be  a  sufficient  supply  of  small 
horses." 

Mr.  W.  H.  H.  Murray  states  that  in  breeding  for  the  market  the  first  great  point  to  be 
considered  is  pedigree  ;  second,  size  ;  third,  color  ;  fourth,  health  ;  fifth,  temperament ;  sixth, 
speed.  The  order  in  which  he  breeds  in  his  own  stables  is  first,  beauty.  A  beautiful  horse,  he 
says,  will  always  find  a  buyer,  and  at  a  good  price.  The  second  thing  he  breeds  for  is  docility  ; 
the  third,  speed.  If  he  can  get  the  first  two  in  large  degree  he  has  no  fears  but  he  can  secure 
an  early  sale,  but  if  he  secured  speed  without  these  two  points  prominently  developed, 
he  will  have  to  wait  four  or  five  years,  or  until  the  horse  makes  a  record,  before  he  can  get  his 
money  back. 

THE  FAMOUS  JUSTIN  MORGAN. 

The  original  stock  of  Vermont  horses  consisted  of  such  as  were  common  in  the  United 
States,  and  from  which  the  horse  Justin  Morgan  came.  In  some  of  these  States,  especially 
Kentucky,  considerable  efforts  had  been  made  to  improve  the  stock.  In  the  year  1810 
Ephraim  Jones,  of  Middlebury,  gained  considerable  reputation  for  three  or  four  years  from 
having  kept  a  very  beautiful  full-blooded  Arabian  horse,  called  the  Young  Dey  of  Algiers, 
whose  descendants  formed  a  very  excellent  breed.  At  various  times  after  that,  different 
stallions  were  kept  in  the  county,  among  them  the  famous  Old  Messenger,  of  whom  Mr.  W. 
H.  H.  Murray  says,  that  America  owes  more  to  him  than  words  can  express,  though  he 
lacked  the  power  to  take  of  their  bloods,  and  dominate  them,  stamping  them  with  his 
imperial  likeness.  He  was  an  imported  English  horse,  and  his  descendants  from  time  to  time 
showed  great  improvement  of  their  original. 

The  prevailing  stock  in  Vermont  consisted  up  to  a  few  years  ago  of  the  different  branches 
of  the  Morgan  horse,  which  originated  from  the  horse  generally  known  by  the  name  of 
Justin  Morgan. 

The  animal  derived  his  name  from  the  fact  that  Justin  Morgan,  who  originally  lived  in 
Springfield,  Mass.,  brought  the  horse  to  Randolph,  Vermont,  in  the  year  1795,  having  at  that 
time  removed  to  that  State,  and  keeping  the  horse  there  until  March,  1798,  when  Mr.  Morgan 
died.      He  originally  intended  to  give  the  horse  in  payment  of  a  note  which  was  held  against 


him  ;  Ijut  not  being  able  to  obtain  what  he  considered  a  fair  price  for  the  animal,  and  not  having 
any  use  for  him,  he  let  him  to  a  man  named  Robert  Evans  for  one  year  for  the  sum  of  $15. 

The  sire  of  Justin  Morgan  was  True  Briton,  or  Beautiful  Bay,  which  was  raised  by 
General  Delancey,  Commander  of  the  Refugee  F"orces  on  Long  Island.  True  Briton  was  sired 
by  Traveller,  an  imported  English  horse,  also  owned  by  General  Delancey.  The  dam  of 
Justin  Morgan  was  said  to  be  a  descendant  of  Wild  Air,  also  imported  by  General  Delancy. 

Justin  Morgan,  w^as  about  fourteen  hands  two  inches  high,  and  weighed  about  nine 
hundred  and  fifty  pounds.  His  color  was  dark  bay,  with  black  legs,  mane,  and  tail.  He  had 
no  white  hairs  on  him.  His  mane  and  tail  were  coarse  and  heavy,  but  not  so  massive  as  has  been 
sometimes  described.  The  hair  of  both  was  straight,  and  not  inclined  to  curl.  His  head  was 
crood,  not  extremely  small,  but  lean  and  bony  ;.  the  face  straight ;  forehead  broad  ;  ears  small  and 
very  fine,  but  set  rather  wide  apart.  His  eyes  were  medium-sized,  very  dark  and  prominent, 
with  a  spirited  but  pleasant  expression,  and  showed  no  white  around  the  edge  of  the  lid.  His 
nostrils  were  very  large,  the  muzzle  small,  and  the  lips  close  and  firm.  His  back  and  legs 
were  perhaps  his  most  noticeable  points.  The  former  was  very  short  ;  the  shoulder-blades 
and  hip  bones  being  very  long  and  oblique,  and  the  loins  exceedingly  broad  and  muscular. 
His  body  was  round  and  deep  and  close-ribbed  up  ;  chest  deep  and  wide,  with  the  breast-bone 
projecting  a  good  deal  in  front.  His  legs  were  short,  close-jointed,  thin,  but  very  wide,  hard, 
and  free  from  meat,  with  muscles  that  were  remarkably  large  for  a  horse  of  his  size  ;  and  this 
superabundance  of  muscle  exhibited  itself  at  every  step.  His  hair  was  short,  and,  at  almost  all 
seasons,  soft  and  glossy.  He  had  a  little  long  hair  about  the  fetlocks,  and  for  two  or  three 
inches  above  the  fetlock,  on  the  back  side  of  the  legs  ;  the  rest  of  the  limbs  were  entirely 
free  from  it.  His  feet  were  small  but  well-shaped;  and  he  was  in  every  respect  perfectly 
sound,  and  free  from  any  sort  of  blemish.  He  was  a  very  fast  walker.  In  trotting,  his  gait  was 
low  and  smooth,  and  he  stepped  short  and  nervous.  He  was  not  what  in  these  days  would 
be  called  fast.  His  proud,  bold,  and  fearless  style  of  movement,  and  his  vigorous  and  untiring 
action  have,  perhaps,  never  been  surpassed.  He  was  perfectly  gentle  and  kind  to  handle,  and 
loved  to  be  groomed  and  caressed. 

Justin  Morgan  in  harness  was  quiet,  but  full  of  spirit  ;  a  good  traveller,  and  never  refused 
to  draw  his  heavy  load  on  the  farm.  It  was  very  common  at  that  time  to  have  what  was  called 
"  pulling  matches  "  and  "  pulling  bees,"  which  took  the  place  of  short  races,  and  this  animal 
became  quite  celebrated  for  his  remarkable  power  exhibited  at  these  matches.  Through  all 
his  life  he  was  employed  in  the  work  incident  to  the  cultivation  of  a  new  and  mountainous 
country.  When  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  he  took  part  in  a  drawing  match  that  took  place 
in  General  Butler's  tavern  in  St.  Johnsbury.  Although  some  of  his  opponents  were  much 
heavier  horses,  they  were  all  beaten  by  Justin  Morgan. 

OLD-FASHIONED    PULLING  MATCHES. 

Here  is  a  quaint  and  interesting  description  of  one  of  those  old-fashioned  contests  in 
which  this  famous  animal  was  engaged.  It  was  furnished  some  years  ago  by  Solomon  Steele, 
Esq.,  of  Derby,  Vermont,  a  gentleman  who  devoted  considerable  time  and  money  to  the 
improvement  of  horses.  The  incident  in  turn  had  been  communicated  to  Mr.  Steele  by  Mr. 
Nathan  Rye,  who  was  an  eye-witness  of  the  occurrence. 

"  At  the  time  Rvans  had  this  horse,  a  small  tavern,  a  grist-mill,  and  a  saw-mill  were  in  operation  on  the  branch 
of  White   River,  in  Randol[)h  ;  and  at  this  place  the  strength  of  men  and  horses  in  that  settlement  was  generally 


tes-ted.  On  one  occasion  I  went  to  these  mills  where  I  spent  most  of  a  day  ;  and,  during  the  time,  many  trials  were 
had  for  a  small  wager,  to  draw  a  certain  pine  log  which  lay  some  ten  rods  from  the  saw-mill.  Some  horses  were 
hitched  to  it  that  would  weigh  twelve  hundred  pounds  ;  but  not  one  of  them  could  move  it  its  length.  About  dusk 
Evans  came  down  from  his  logging-field,  which  was  near-by,  and  I  told  him  the  particulars  of  the  drawing  match. 
He  requested  me  to  show  him  the  log,  which  I  did.  He  then  ran  back  to  the  tavern,  and  challenged  the  company 
to  bet  a  gallon  of  rum  that  he  could  not  draw  the  log  fairly  on  to  the  logvvay  at  three  pulls  with  his  colt.  The 
challenge  was  promptly  accepted,  and  each,  having  '  taken  a  glass,'  the  whole  company  went  down  to  the  spot. 

"  Arrived  on  the  ground,  Evans  says  :  '  I  am  ashamed  to  hitch  my  horse  to  a  little  log  like  that  ;  but  if  three 
of  you  will  get  on  and  ride,  if  I  don't  draw  it  I  will  forfeit  the  rum.'  Accordingly  three  of  those  least  able  to  stand 
were  placed  upon  the  log.  I  was  present  with  a  lantern,  and  cautioned  those  on  the  log  to  look  out  for  their  legs, 
as  I  had  seen  the  horse  draw  before,  and  knew  'something  had  got  to  come.'  At  the  word  of  command  the  horse 
started,  log  and  men,  and  went  more  than  half  of  the  distance  before  stopping.  At  the  next  pull,  he  landed  his  load 
at  the  spot  agreed  upon,  to  the  astonishment  of  all  present. 

"Not  many  days  after  this,  the  beaten  party  proposed  to  Evans  to  run  a  certain  horse  against  his,  eight  rods, 
for  another  gallon.  Evans  accepted,  went  from  his  work,  and  matched  his  horse  against  four  different  horses  the 
same  evening,  and  beat  them  all  with  ease." 

So,  however  small  this  horse  may  have  been,  he  could  not  be  beaten  where  strength, 
speed,  and  endurance  were  the  test.  The  smallness  of  the  animal,  as  well  as  that  of  his 
immediate  offspring,  was  a  common  objection  in  those  days.  Some  of  those  who  are 
acquainted  with  the  history  of  the  horse  in  this  country,  will  go  so  far  as  to  say  with 
a  distinguished  enthusiast,  that  Justin  Morgan  contributed  more  than  any  other  animal 
ever  did  to  the  wealth  of  the  United  States.  The  objection  that  he  was  too  small  sug- 
gests the  story  of  the  man  who  sold  his  hen  because  she  was  too  small,  although  she  daily 
laid  eggs  of  gold. 

Justin  Morgan  was  twenty-nine  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  death,  for  which  no  special 
cause,  so  it  is  said,  could  be  assigned,  except  the  ravages  of  time  and  the  usual  infirmities 
incident  to  old  age,  although  old  age,  strictly  speaking,  was  not  the  cause  of  his  demise.  At 
this  time  he  was  not  stabled,  but  ran  loose  in  the  barnyard  with  the  other  horses,  and  received 
a  kick  from  one  of  them  in  the  flank.  He  was  exposed  without  shelter  to  exceedingly  harsh 
weather,  contracted  an  inflammation,  and  died.  Before  this  accident  happened,  he  was 
perfectly  sound,  free  from  blemish,  his  limbs  were  perfectly  smooth,  clean,  free  from  any 
swelling,  and  he  was  limber  and  supple.  People  who  saw^  him  but  a  year  before  his  death  say 
that  he  looked  remarkably  fresh  and  youthful,  and  bore  no  trace  of  old  age  or  the  severe  labor 
through  which  he  had  passed. 

Some  few  years  ago,  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Lotiisvillc  (Ky.)  Joiirnal,  who  had  just 
made  a  tour  through  Vermont  and  other  Eastern  States,  took  pains  to  examine  the  best  horses 
of  the  Justin  Morgan  breed,  and  of  them  he  said  :  "  There  is  no  doubt  whatever  of  this,  that 
the  breed  of  the  Morgan  horse  was,  and  is  now,  in  the  few  instances  where  it  can  be  found,  far 
the  best  breed  of  horse  for  general  service  that  was  ever  in  the  United  States,  probably  the 
best  in  the  world.  No  horse  ever  bred  in  this  country  has  proved  so  generally  and  largely 
profitable  to  the  breeders  of  it.  The  raising  of  it  has  made  the  fortune  of  hundreds,  and 
has  added  thousands,  if  not  millions  of  dollars  to  the  wealth  of  Vermont  and  New  Hampshire. 
Justin  Morgan  left  three  sons,  from  which  the  Morgans  of  to-day,  in  so  far  as  they  exist  at 
all,  have  descended,  namely  Sherman,  Woodbury,  and  Bulrush. 

"The  Morrill  tribe  was  a  branch  of  the  Morgan  family,  the  original  Morrill  horse  being  a 
great-grandson  of  Messenger.  They  were  born  trotters,  with  very  fine  action.  The  Knox 
horses,  also,  were  another  branch  of  the  Morgan  family,  and  were  strongly  marked  with  the 
trottincr  instinct." 


View  on  Lake  Champlain 
Juniper  Island  and  Diinder  Rock,  and.  Adirondadis  in  the  distance 


Shelburne  Farms,  Vt. 


THE  VERMONT  HORSE  CAN  BE  IMPROVED. 

Thirty  years  ago,  Sanford  Howard,  of  Boston,  said  tliat  we  particularly  needed  roadsters, 
especially  in  New  England,  where  the  soil  is  comparatively  thin,  and  the  climate  rather  severe 

better  adapted  to  animals  of  small  or  medium   size  than   to  those  of   large  size.      He  said 

there  would  always  be  great  demand  for  horses  of  that  character,  and  although  they  could  be 
reared  at  a  cheaper  rate,  they  would  bring,  generally,  the  highest  prices.  The  distinguishing 
characteristics  of  these  horses  are  neatness  and  compactness  of  form,  hardiness  of  constitution, 
with  general  soundness  of  wind  and  limb  ;  strong  digestive  organs,  enabling  them  to  live  on 
little  food;  good  action,  making  them  fast  travellers,  or  "all-day"  horses;  and  finalh"  a  high 
degree  of  intelligence  and  spirit. 

Since  I  established  my  farm  in  Vermont,  I  can  scarcel)'  say  how  much  I  have  been 
impressed  with  the  degeneration  of  the  famous  Vermont  horse.  I  have  always  been  a  lover 
of  the  horse,  and  when  I  stocked  my  farm  in  that  State,  I  determined  that  instead  of 
eniJ-ao-ing  in  the  commendable  and  pastoral  vocation  of  raising  cows  and  sheep,  I  would 
endeavor  to  do  something  to  elevate  the  condition  of  the  Vermont  horse,  and  bring  him 
back,  if  possible,  to  the  high  position  he  occupied  in  the  favor  of  all  horse  lovers  of  the 
country  years  ago. 

The  first  thing  I  did  was  to  look  about  for  a  good  horse  with  bone,  size,  and  action.  I 
found  all  these  combined  in  the  French  Coaching  stallion  Incroyable,*  which  had  just  been 
imported  from  France. 

Although  this  horse  was  a  fine,  big,  showy  animal,  and  had  won  numerous  prizes  at  the 
New  York  and  other  horse  shows,  and  was  purchased  at  a  \  ery  large  price,  yet  he  did  not  make 
any  particular  impression  on  the  Vermonter,  whose  ideas,  as  I  have  already  pointed  out,  run  alto- 
gether to  the  trotter;  simply  because  he  could  not  do  the  work  of  the  trotter,  they  did  not 
think  he  was  a  great  horse. 

I  offered  this  horse,  at  first,  to  farmers  in  Vermont,  for  a  fee  of  $15,  but  with  little 
effect.  Then  I  offered  him  two  jears  for  nothing,  but  witli  scarcely  any  better  success.  I 
next  bought  a  large  thoroughbred  stallion,  Siddarthar,  imported  by  Mr.  Pierre  Lorillard. 
This  horse  was  short-backed,  round-ribbed,  and  had  good  bone,  and  was  much  appreciated  by 
the  people  in  the  neighborhood,  and  I  believe  did  great  good  in  the  vicinity.  I  next  sent  to 
Kentucky  and  there  bought  a  "  Happy  Medium  "  stallion  and  an  Almont  stallion.  The  latter 
stands  16.2,  and  is  out  of  a  George  Wilkes  mare,  has  enormous  bone,  short  back,  and  is,  in 
fact,  an  elegant  stamp  of  a  carriage-horse  sire.  My  brood  mares  have  been  native  mares  of 
good  size,  round-ribbed,  short  in  the  back,  and  almost  all  brought  froni  New  York  State, 
Canada,  and  Maine — hardly  one  from  Vermont.  My  results  from  breeding  these  to  the 
French  Coach-Horse  and  the  Thoroughbred  have  proved  exceedingly  satisfactory,  and  I 
have  kept  all  the  fillies  for  breeding  purposes,  and  am  now  using  the  Hackney  on  them. 

Subsequently  I  spent  some  time  in  Calvados,  France,  near  the  government  breeding 
establishment,  and  there  purchased  ten  choice  Frencli  Coaching  mares  and  four  stallions. 

*  Incroyable  is  a  dark  chestnut  ;  height  if),  i  ;  fnaled  April  2,  ibyS  ;  imported  in  18S2.  He  stands  on  short,  powerful  legs,  and 
has  remarkably  high  knee  action  ;  is  close  ribbed,  lias  higli  sprung  arch,  deep  chest,  fine  head,  and  iierfcct  disposition.  French  Coachcrs 
are  noted  for  their  docility,  endurance,  and  road  powers.  They  are  descended  from  the  celebrated  postilion  horses  used  in  France  on 
stage-coaches,  prior  to  the  opening  of  railroads.  They  have  since  then  been  improved  by  a  cross  with  tlie  English  thoroughbred,  and  arc 
now  the  breed  that  furnishes  the  magnificent  coach  and  carriage  horses  so  celebrated  for  their  style  and  action,  used  in  the  parks  of  London 
and  I'aris,  and  fast  liecoming  popular,  and  commanding  high  prices  in  New  York,  Boston,  and  other  large  cities  in  the  United  States. 

Kabir,  the  sire  of  Incroyable,  is  the  property  of  the  French  government,  and  stands  at  St.-Lo.  Brizan,  the  dam,  is  of  tlie  breed 
of  Salle,  foaled  in  Normandy  in  1874. 


I  purchased  the  best  specimens  of  Coach-Horses  that  could  be  found,  and,  in  a  majority  of 
cases,  the  animals  were  sired  by  French  thoroughbreds. 

The  Norman  horse  is  sometimes  called  a  distinct  race,  but,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  the  pure 
Norman  has  been  merged  into  what  is  now  called  the  French  Coach-Horse.  That  ,s  to  say, 
under  the  direction  of  the  French  government,  by  the  use  of  thoroughbreds  to  Norman  mares 
a  licrhter  grade  of  horses  has  been  obtained.  This  style  of  horse  is  generally  bay,  has  black 
points,  stands  high,  shows  off  well,  has  a  long  rangy  appearance,  and  a  carriage  step^  The 
French  have  thus  obtained  a  beautiful  race  of  horses  of  this  class,  which  may  be  called  French- 
Norman  or  French  Coach.  They  are  particular  to  keep  all  the  stallions,  choose  the  best,  and 
breed  from  them.  In  America  and  England  too  many  horse  colts  are  not  desired,  and  so  geld- 
ino-  is  resorted  to.  This  is  really  an  objectionable  practice.  If  a  horse  is  of  a  pronounced 
ty^e  we  should  keep  him  entire,  and  then  we  could  breed  from  the  best  specimens,  as  the 
French  have  done. 

HACKNEYS  PURCHASED  FOR  SHELBURNE  FARMS  STUD. 

After  the  introduction  of  the  French  horses,  I  still  felt  that  I  was  not  accomplishing  fast 
enoucrh  the  work  I  had  set  out  to  do  ;  so,  in  the  spring  of  1890,  I  bought  in  England  thirty- 
five  Hackney  mares  and  four  stallions.  Two  of  the  leading  English  newspapers  commented 
upon  my  purchases  as  follows  : 

"  We  understand  that  an  American  gentleman,  Dr.  W.  S.  Webb,  who  is  a  "Otable  breeder  in  ^-^  -^1^^;^- 
iust  completed  a  purchase  of  Hackneys  from  the  Brookfield  Stud  belonging  to  Mr.  W.  Burdett-Coutts  From  a 
llnceTt'h  names  of  the  mares  included  in  the  draft,  the  transaction  will  probably  work  a  very  important  era  m 
tte introduction  of  the  Hackney  breed  into  the  United  States,  as  the  enterprising  purchaser  who  is  known^o  be 
fair  judce  of  horse-flesh,  has  chosen  the  richest  stepping  blood  to  be  found  m  the  famous  stud  a^  Brookfield^  We 
hope  tolive  full  particulars  shortly  ;  but  we  understand  that  a  certain  prohibitive  pr,ce  which  Mr  Burdett-Couts 
placed  on  on  pair  of  mares  in  order  to  stop  their  sale,  was  readily  acquiesced  in.  It  is  Dr.  Webb  s  ambition  to 
found  a  stud  of  the  best  harness  horses,  which  shall  be  a  counterpart  in  America  of  the  successful  enterprise 
esUblished  by  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts  in  England;  and  he  has  wisely  considered  that  the  foundation  o  such  a  stud 
mtt  be  in  a  selection  of  old  pedigree  mares  of  the  breed  he  wishes  to  produce.-^«^/«/.  L.ve-Stock  Journal, 

""'"'' The'recent  shipment  of  Hackneys  from  the  Brookfield  Stud  by  the  National  Line  Steamer  Den„u^-k  tc  New 
York  has  c  used  a  considerable  amount  of  comment  in  horse-breeding  circles  in  England  and  no  doubt  wil  have 
done  so  by  this  time  in  America.  Dr.  William  Seward  Webb,  the  purchaser,  havmg  found  the  casual  run  of  Ight 
horse  takent  America  by  adventurous  importers  not  '  bred  up  to  the  bill,'  as  they  phrase  it  in  the  Was  ,  resolved 
toge  hold  o  the  best  French  and  English  light  horse  blood  procurable,  and  to  found  a  ^^ud  at  his  p  ace^n  the 
State  of  Vermont  where  American  pleasure  horses  can  be  developed  to  suit  American  tastes  and  customs.  He  d  d 
!ot  go  fal  wrong  to  visit  Brookfield  where,  and  at  the  brood  farm  at  Pursely,  is  to  ^e  found  the  largest  and  bes  stud 
orHackneys,  Cleveland,  and  Yorkshire  Coach-Horses  in  England.  A  few  days  before  the  horses  -  l^^  a jl  c 
nar^  had  the  pleasure  o    looking  at  them,  and  Dr.  Webb  must  be  congratulated  upon  getting  hold  of  such  a  grand  lot 

nth  ho^rLf  Journals  wit'h  more  s^ace  to  devote  to  horse-breeding  might  allow  of  ^  extended  nic^^^^ 
consic^nment  of  horses,  the  most  important  that  has  left  British  shores  since  Messenger  went  to  America     00    ears 
ago     They  are  all  the  best  of  their  class  and  kind."-i?«?/»/.  Illustrated  Sporting  and  Drarnatrc  Nen.,  July  5.  '890. 

But,  strange  as  it  may  appear,  I  could  not  dispose  of  some  of  these  stallions  to  my  neigh- 
bors in  Vermont  at  one  fifth  the  cost  of  the  animals.  One  Hackney  and  one  Coach-Horse 
stood  at  St.  Albans.  Vt,  for  ten  dollars,  and  not  enough  money  was  received  from  the  enter- 
prise to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  groom  and  horse,  to  say  nothing  of  the  groom  s  salar>-^ 
One  of  these  horses  cost  four  thousand  dollars;  took  second  prize  at  St.-Lo,  France  and 
first  prize  at  New  York  in  the  Fair  of  1891.     The  other  was  a  prize-winning  Hackney  stallion. 


The  same  season  I  sent  two  of  the  kind  to  Middlebury,  Yt.  These  two  did  a  little  better, 
and  at  ten  dollars  each  paid  expenses.  While  I  held  my  trotting-  horses  at  fifty  dollars 
and  one  hundred  dollars  each,  and  for  the  services  of  Hackneys  and  Coachers  I  charged  nothing, 
yet  many  a  farmer  would  come,  and  with  his  hard-earned  savings  take  the  service  of  one 
of  these  trotters  against  my  advice. 

I  am  so  firmly  convinced  of  the  good  that  can  come  from  the  infusion  of  the  blood 
of  these  Hackney  and  P'rench  Coach-Horses  with  the  blood  of  our  native  mares,  that  I 
have  lately  given  to  the  town  of  Middlebury  the  Hackney  stallion  Accident,*  winner  of 
first  prize  at  the  Paris  Exhibition,  and  the  French  Coach-Horse  Incroyable  (already  described) 
to  the  town  of  Rutland,  on  condition  that  the  farmers  are  allowed  their  services  for  a  nominal 
fee  of  two  or  three  dollars.  In  the  near  future,  I  hope  to  make  Vermont  as  celebrated  for  its 
horses  as  it  was  thirty  years  ago,  as  it  undoubtedly  has  the  climate  and  the  soil  for  rearing 
an  exceedingly  lusty  and  vigorous  horse  of  iron  constitution. 

HACKNEYS  MATURE  AT  AN  EARLY  AGE. 

One  thing  above  all  others  that  makes  me  believe  that  the  Hackney  horse  is  the  coming 
animal  for  the  farmer  to  use  on  his  native  mare  is  that  the  progeny  mature  at  a  very  early  age. 
I  have  on  my  farm  two-year-olds,  coming  three,  well  broken  to  harness,  and  well  formed,  ani- 
mals that  I  could  market  at  a  large  price  this  spring,  or  next  fall.  They  are  large-bodied  and 
weigh  from  i,ooo  lbs.  to  1,100  lbs.  I  am  keeping  them  for  breeding  and  show  purposes. 
Now  take  a  farmer  with  a  good  native  mare  and  let  him  breed  her  to  a  Hackney  stallion,  which 
should  be  selected  according  to  size  and  finish  of  the  mare.  The  get  will  certainly  be  a  large, 
solid  animal  that  at  three  years  can  pull  a  plough  or  harrow,  or  draw  a  farm  wagon  with  a  fair 
amount  of  speed  and  good  action.  Such  an  animal  is  always  worth  from  $200  to  $250,  and  if 
it  has  big  action  it  wm'11  bring  very  much  more — perhaps  $500.  Now  his  neighbor  has  bred  his 
mare,  equal  to  the  other  in  every  respect,  to  some  trotting  stallion  at  a  large  fee.  He  may  get 
a  fast  trotter  (the  chance  being  about  one  in  two  hundred),  and,  if  he  does,  it  will  cost  him  a 
great  deal  to  develop  it,  take  him  off  his  farm  business,  and  in  many  ways  be  a  nuisance  rather 
than  a  benefit.  It  may  even  be  a  curse  to  him,  creating  in  his  sons,  should  he  have  any, 
a  liking  for  racing  and  fast  horses,  and  so  take  them  off  the  farm,  and  wean  them  from  the 
wholesome  life  their  father  followed. 

My  views  on  this  point  were  expressed  by  the  Maine  farmer  whom  I  quote  herein, 
and  who  wrote  in  the  same  strain  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  :  "Suppose,  as  is  indeed  most 
likely,  he  does  not  get  a  trotter.  He  has  a  horse  that  is  hardly  fit  to  draw  a  load,  and 
do  farm  work,  and  certainly  has  no  market  value  in  the  large  horse  emporiums  of  the  country." 

I  believe  the  trotter  has  his  place,  and  no  one  appreciates  one  of  this  breed  of  horses  more 
than  the  writer,  but  I  do  not  believe  that  the  average  farmer  can,  by  breeding  his  native  mares 
to  a  trotting  stallion,  aid  in  the  development  of  the  trotter,  improve  his  native  stock,  or  improve 
his  own  condition  in  life,  either  financially  or  sociall)-.  I  believe  the  trotter  should  be  raised 
in  a  warmer  climate,  where  he  has  not  to  be  housed   so   man)-  months  in  the  year,  and  by  men 

*  Accident  is  a  brown  stallion  ;  heiglit  15  ;  foaled  1SS6.  lie  is  a  charminj,'  horse,  and,  with  the  exception  of  a  little  white  on  liis  rear 
heel,  a  rich  dark  brown  all  over,  faintly  flecked  with  gruy  h.airs.  He  has  a  most  symmetrical  and  elegant  top,  with  admirable  shoulders,  and 
his  legs  are  as  good  as  can  be — short,  Hat,  and  of  great  substance.  He  is  a  showy  and  perfectly  true  mover,  and,  showing,  as  he  does,  an 
immense  amount  of  breeding,  he  is  essentially  a  horse  to  cross  with  mares  that  are  short  of  ipiality. 

Mr.  liurdett-Coutts  says  that  he  is  the  only  rejiresentative  at  Hrookheld  of  the  famous  stud,  now  dis]iersed,  of  the  brothers  Cook, 
of  Pocklington.      Some  of  tlie  best  horses  in  Vork shire  were,  fin-  many  years,  bred  there. 

I  I 


who  make  it  a  business  and  a  study,  and  have  the  faciHties  for  developing-  the  speed  afterwards. 
When  arguing  this  question  the  other  day  with  a  well-to-do  farmer's  son  in  my  locality  who 
shares  the  native  Vermont  enthusiasm  in  regard  to  trotting  strains,  he  said,  "  Oh  !  yes,  I  like 
the  Hackneys  ;  there  is  no  doubt  about  it  but  that  they  are  beauties,  but  you  know  a  farmer 
may  want  to  hitch  up  and  drive  into  town,  and  they  would  be  too  slow  for  him."  In  answer 
to  this  criticism  I  may  say  that  it  is  my  experience  that  the  Hackney  can  road  off  eight  or  ten 
miles  an  hour,  and  do  it  steadily  and  strongly,  and  much  better  than  the  average  farmer's 
weedy  trotter. 

I  have  bred  the  imported  Hackney  stallion  Courier  *  to  a  number  of  native  mares,  and 
trotting  mares  and  his  young  stock  is  showing  great  promise.  The  young  stock  from  the 
imported  Hackney  stallion  Brown  Fashion  show  a  finish  and  shape  beyond  my  expectation. 
It  was  after  seeing  the  result  of  this  breeding  that  I  gave  the  Hackney  stallion  Accident  to 
Middlebury. 

VERMONT   MARES. 

I  have  given  the  use  of  two  Hackney  stallions  to  the  farmers  of  Chittenden  County  ;  they 
have  been  invited  to  breed  what  they  call  the  Vermont  mares  to  these  Hackneys,  the  charge 
for  the  service  being  a  very  small  figure  ;  that  is,  to  induce  them  to  breed,  I  offer  to  give  a 
service  for  «/7  and  agree  to  buy  a  six-months-old  filly  for  $75  and  a  colt  for  $50  if  sound. 

Now  what  these  Vermont  mares  are  It  is  pretty  difficult  to  say.  They  are  not  the  original 
Vermont  draught-horse,  nor  are  they  the  original  Morgan,  as  people  have  got  to  call  them. 

Vermonters  of  to-day  are  laboring  under  the  impression  that  the  old  type  of  horse  was  the 
Morgan.  He  may  have  been  so  called,  but,  in  reality,  the  Morgans  have  all  come  down  from 
Justin  Morgan  to  the  present  day  as  trotters.  The  old  type  of  draught-horse,  which  Vermont- 
ers erroneously  call  the  Morgan,  and  which  has  died  out,  we  do  not  get  through  the  trotter. 
When  you  go  to  an  old  Vermont  farmer  to  purchase  a  horse,  he  will  say  :  "  There  is  a  Morgan 
mare."  What  he  means  to  tell  you  is,  that  her  great-great-grandam  was  a  Vermont  draught- 
mare.  But  if  you  talk  about  a  Vermont  draught-horse,  they  are  up  in  arms  against  you, 
because  the  mention  of  such  a  horse  conveys  the  impression  that  he  was  big,  heavy,  and  clumsy, 
whereas  he  was  nothing  of  the  sort. 

Mr.  Albert  Chapman,  in  a  paper  entitled  Horses  for  Vermont,  written  in  1876,  gives 
the  following  points  as  deserving  the  greatest  attention  :  "  The  horse  that  has  such  multifari- 
ous duties  to  perform,  must  be  of  medium  size.  If  he  is  too  large  the  travel  up  and  down  over 
hills,  at  any  gait  Vermonters  will  be  satisfied  with,  will  soon  shake  him  to  pieces.  He  must  be 
medium  in  height,  as  well  as  weight.  Sixteen-hand  horses  may  be  all  very  fine  to  talk  about, 
perhaps  to  sell  to  some  parties,  but  they  cannot,  as  a  class,  endure  the  road  at  a  lively  pace  with 
horses  of  a  hand  lower  measure,  especially  in  a  hilly  country.  Another  very  important  qualifi- 
cation of  the  Vermonter's  horse  must  be  a  good,  kindly  disposition.  While  he  should  be 
a  willing,  quiet,  peaceable  worker,  he  must  not  be  a  lazy  dolt,  or  the  requirements  for  a  good 
horse  will  not  be  answered.  Although  quite  as  many  farmers'  sons  as  is  desirable  are  becom- 
ing professional  trainers  and  breakers,  still  it  is,  perhaps,  quite  as  well  that  all  cannot  be,  and 
so  long  as  so  many  of  our  horses  have  to  be  broken  and  driven  by  farmers  and  their  sons,  who 

*  Courier  is  a  bay  Hackney  stallion  ;  height  l6  hands;  foaled  l88g  ;  sire,  Canvasser  by  Confidence  ;  dam,  Mayday  by  Cannon-Bail, 
by  Great  Gun.  Mr.  Vero  Shaw,  an  English  writer,  said  of  him  :  "  Courier  is  a  very  powerfully  built  colt,  showing  great  substance 
above,  and  being  so  closely  related  to  such  grand  mares  as  Magpie  and  Movement,  cannot  fail  to  get  goers.  His  size  and  breeding 
should  make  him  a  most  valuable  cross  for  small  native  mares." 


are  comparatively  unused  to  this  work,  this  item  of  disposition  is  one  of  great  importance. 
Another  requisite  for  the  Vermonter's  horse  is  early  maturity,  or,  at  least,  the  ability  to  per- 
form much  of  the  work  of  the  farm  while  he  is  growing,  maturing,  and  becoming  fitted  for 
market,  without  breaking  down  or  becoming  unsound  by  such  use.  And,  lastly,  under 
this  head,  Vermonters  should  raise  such  horses  that,  as  they  arrive  at  maturity,  will  bring  good 
prices  in  the  market ;  and  the  nearer  they  come  to  gentlemen's  stylish  drivingdiorses  and  fulfil 
the  other  requirements,  the  better,  and  the  more  they  will  bring.  This  horse  should  be  of 
medium  size,  well-proportioned,  clean.  Hat  limbs,  strongly  made,  but  not  coarse  or  gross; 
good  color — bay,  brown,  black,  or  chestnut ;  he  should  have  a  good  easy  road  gait  that  will 
take  along  a  buggy  with  two  men  in  it  a  mile  in  four  minutes,  ten  miles  in  an  hour,  or  from 
sixty  to  eighty  miles  in  a  day  ;  with  a  courageous,  free  disposition,  that  will  not  require  more 
work  to  get  this  performance  out  of  him  than  it  is  worth  when  you  get  it.  Withal,  he  should  have 
a  bottom  or  endurance  that  will  not  make  it  impossible  to  sometimes  repeat  these  perform- 
ances, and  enable  him  to  perform  a  reasonable  amount  of  driving  every  day.  With  these,  a 
good,  kindly  disposition,  free  from  all  tricks  and  vices,  is  indispensable.  Any  horse  that  pos- 
sesses all  these  good  qualities  is  worth  anywhere  from  $300  to  $500;  and  the  more  beauty  and 
style  in  performing  this  work  you  can  combine  in  them,  the  more  can  be  added  to  the  prices, 
with  a  reasonable  expectation  that  the  draft  will  be  honored.  A  horse  may  have  a  fine  form 
and  beautiful  color,  but  if  he  has  not  a  good  gait  or  good  courage,  if  he  is  ill-tempered  or 
tricky,  the  man  that  buys  him  at  any  price  that  will  pay  for  his  raising  and  breaking,  will  be 
cheated." 

My  experience  and  belief  are  that  the  Hackney,  or  the  cross  of  the  Hackney  on  the  native 
mare,  comes  nearer  to  this  than  any  horse  I  ever  raised. 

Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  in  speaking  of  one  of  his  Hackney  mares,  says  that  its  dam  was  what 
is  called  in  Yorkshire  a  strong  mare,  which  simply  means  a  cart  mare — light  or  heavy  accord- 
ing to  the  character  of  the  land  for  which  she  is  intended,  and  with  more  or  less  hair  on  her 
legs,  according  to  the  admixture  of  her  back  blood  of  roadster  or  coaching  blood.  He  says 
that  no  more  convincing  proof  could  be  given  than  this  mare  gives  of  the  enormous  value  of 
the  Hackney  as  a  sire  to  put  on  farmers'  mares.  He  complains  that  the  English  government, 
which  provides  for  the  breeding  of  horses,  has  given  too  much  attention  to  Thoroughbred 
sires.  Bound  by  tradition,  prejudice,  and  personal  tastes  the  authorities  have  sent  forth  their 
fiat  that  hunter-breeding  is  to  be  the  object  of  all  English  breeders  who  wish  to  enjoy  the  govern- 
ment aid.  "A  few  years  ago,"  he  says,  "when  I  thought  of  nothing  but  hunting,  I  should 
have  scoffed  at  my  later  self  as  embodied  in  this  note.  But  age  brings  respect  for  economic 
views,  and  to  leave  out  of  account  in  the  government  breeding  system  the  vast  market  for 
carriage  horses  of  all  descrii)tions,  for  the  sake  of  breeding  a  good  hunter  here  and  there, 
is  like  planning  a  )iiciiu  without  a  joint — all  kick  shaws,  ami  no  piece  dc  resistance.  I  say 
(I.)  that  to  supply  this  want  what  is  required  is  substance,  including  deep  ribs,  bone,  short 
legs,  action  (of  the  right  sort),  good  feet,  and  good  hardy  constitution  ;  (H.)  that  these,  as  a 
combination,  are  conspicuous  by  their  absence  throughout  the  greater  part  of  England  ;  (HI.) 
that,  from  the  ordinary  farmer's  mare,  these  in  combination  are  not  to  be  produced  by  the 
thoroughbred  sire  ;  (IV.)  that  consequently  horse-breeding  has  not  taken  the  position  of  an 
important  subordinate  industry  which  it  should  have  taken  in  farming  operations,  but  is  rather 
dwindling  and  unprofitable;  (\'. )  that  these  attributes  are  secured,  to  a  large  extent,  by  the 
Hackney,  Yorkshire  Coach-Horse,  and  Cleveland  bay  sire  ;  (VI.)  that  it  is  only,  or  mainly, 
in  the  districts  where  those  sires  arc:  found,  that   horse-breeding  is  profitable,  that  in  such  dis- 

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tricts  great  numbers  of  farmers  have  made  their  rent  and  much  more  by  it  ;  that  they  have  not 
done  so  only  by  using  mares  of  those  breeds,  but  have  gained  large  profits  by  putting  their 
ordinary  working  mares  to  such  sires  ;  and  that  they  greatly  prefer,  from  a  pecuniary  point  of 
view,  these  sires  to  a  thoroughbred  ;  and  lastly,  in  view  of  these  facts,  that  (VII.)  it  is  blind 
folly,  demonstrated  by  the  experience  not  only  of  the  negative  results,  of  the  present  system  at 
home,  but  by  the  positive  results  of  the  opposite  system  abroad,  to  continue  in  a  course  which 
will  bring  injury,  rather  than  aid,  to  the  farmers  of  this  country.  I  write,  and  I  have  spoken 
strongly  on  this  subject,  because  I  feel  certain  that  in  face  of  what  is  really  wanted  in  the  coun- 
try to  improve  the  breed  of  horses  and  to  put  money  in  the  pockets  of  the  struggling 
agriculturists,  it  is  a  grave  injustice  to  that  class  to  confine  government  assistance  to  the 
wrong  kind  of  sire.  I  may  add  that  these  views,  which  I  have  long  since  urged,  have  been, 
during  the  last  year,  emphasized  in  the  most  practical  way  by  many  large  landed  proprietors 
(such  as  H.  R.  H.  the  Prince  of  Wales,  who  in  addition  has  since  got  together  a  complete 
Hackney  Stud,  the  Duke  of  Westminster,  Lord  Wantage,  the  Duke  of  Marlborough,  Lord 
Londesborough,  the  Duke  of  Portland,  etc.,  etc.),  securing  pure  bred  Hackney  stallions,  of 
more  or  less  excellence,  for  the  use  of  their  tenants  and  the  surrounding  country.  This  is  a 
great  step  in  the  right  direction,  but  I  am  curious  to  know  why  it  was  not  taken  long 
ago,  before  these  breeds  had  been  depleted  by  foreign  purchasers,  before  the  most  valuable 
strains  had  almost  disappeared,  and  before  the  price  of  a  good  Hackney  stallion  had  risen  from 
^200  or  ^300  to  ^1,000.  It  is  not  yet  too  late  for  individual  breeders  to  save  these  breeds, 
and  they  are  undoubtedly  doing  so.  But  the  Royal  Commissioners,  by  placing  a  good  Hackney 
stallion — one  only  for  four  Thoroughbreds — in  each  of  their  eight  districts,  would  confer  a 
great  benefit  on  the  horse-breeding  interest  throughout  the  country." 

Vermont  farmers  have  done  with  the  Trotter  what  the  English  farmers  have  done  with 
their  National  horse,  the  Thoroughbred,  and  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts  in  his  book  puts  the  thing 
very  forcibly  as  follows.  He  says  :  "  I  value  the  Thoroughbred  as  highly  as  any  man  living. 
I  fully  recognize  the  incalculable  services  he  has  rendered  to  the  horses  of  England.  Even 
for,  '  these  breeds,'  whose  purity  of  blood  I  have  made  it  my  object  to  manifest  as  well  as  to 
preserve,  I  have  often  argued  that  the  thoroughbred  is  the  best  and  only,  and  from  time  to 
time  a  necessary,  '  out-cross.'  It  is  the  exclusive  use  of  the  Thoroughbred  as  a  country  sire  for 
light  horses  which  I  challenge,  by  the  light  of  my  own  experience,  and  of  the  matured  practice 
and  indisputable  financial  gain  of  other  countries.  I  expect,  and  will  welcome  fair  criticism. 
You  put  your  finger  on  the  weak  parts  of  a  system  ;  forthwith  its  advocates  cry  out  that  you 
want  to  destroy  it.  In  their  eyes  the  reformer  at  once  assumes  the  terrible  aspect  of  the 
iconoclast ;  the  apostle  of  development  becomes  the  bigot  of  a  new  idea.  I  have  heard  plenty 
of  this  sort  of  thing  from  the  old  votaries  of  horse-breeding.  With  profound  respect  I  brush 
it  all  aside.  I  address  the  argument  to  those  who  have  the  patience  to  reflect  and  to  examine, 
and  whose  minds  are  not  sealed  up  by  tradition  or  taste.  I  think  it  is  time  that  the  industry 
of  horse-breeding  should  shake  off  the  silken  chains  of  sport  and  caprice,  and  don  the  sober 
garb  of  an  economic  pursuit.  Not  Melton  or  Newmarket  only,  but  the  steady  demand  of  the 
harness  trade  in  this  country,  reaching  out  into  the  capitals  of  Europe  and  the  big  cities 
of  America  should  now  rule  the  British  farmer's  operations. 

"  When  a  farmer  wakes  up  in  the  morning,  and  remembers  that  four  hansom  cab  horses,  at 
^25  apiece,  and  one  moderate  hunter  represent  the  total  result  of  his  breeding,  with  a  very 
doubtful  market  into  the  bargain,  the  spell  of  past  traditions  is  rudely  broken.  And  so  he  sets 
himself  to  think  how  he  can  supply  the  dealers  who  have  been  round  during  the  past  week, 

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wantinrr  something  on  short  legs,  with  bone,  quality,  and  substance,  at  /6o,  £jo,  £Zo,  and 
even/ioo  if  they  have  a  'bit  of  action' — aye,  and  will  take  them  at  three  'off'  with  an 
expense  of  breaking  or  making.  Our  friend  has  been,  perhaps,  exceptionally  unlucky  with  his 
present  lot  ;  he  has  kept  them  till  they  are  half-past  four,  and  a  whole  year  of  that  with  some 
corn  ;  he  can  ride  a  bit  himself,  and  he  has  spent  more  days  than  he  could  spare  from  his 
farm  work  to  take  them  out  with  the  hounds.  But,  one — that  one  that  took  his  fences 
so  kindly,  and  galloped  and  stayed  so  well — has  thrown  out  a  nasty  spavin,  and  three  vets, 
have  cost  him  successively.  Another,  the  best-looking  of  the  lot,  consistently  refuses  ditches 
'  to  him  '  in  sight  of  the  whole  field  ;  a  third,  that  went  fairly  well,  is  touched  in  the  wind  ;  the 
fourth  is  a  good  hunter,  and  can  gallop  and  stay,  but  is  such  a  t1at-sided,  ewe-necked  devil  to 
look  at,  that  he  could  only  get  a  bid  of  forty  pounds  from  the  hard-riding  curate.  To 
be  sure,  the  sporting  doctor  topped  the  curate  with  another  fiver,  but  our  friend  the 
farmer  is  a  bit  in  the  latter's  books  for  the  last  baby,  the  seventh  annual  tribute  to  con- 
jugal felicity.  There  is  one  horse  left,  on  which  the  hopes  of  the  year  have  centred,  but  a 
four  weeks  frost  kept  him  in  his  box,  and  when  at  last  the  thaw  came,  he  was  above  himself, 
and  took  off  too  soon  at  his  second  fence,  and  landed  his  fore-leg  into  a  stub.  It  was 
nothing  to  speak  of,  but  he  has  had  to  be  put  by  for  a  fortnight,  and  the  season  is  well  on, 
and  somehow  '  there  's  more  sellin'  than  buyin'  just  now,'  and  all  this  came  from  trying  to 
breed  hunters." 

I  trust  that  the  foregoing  may  be  of  some  service,  and  that  our  farmers  will  try  and  breed 
a  utility  horse  and  leave  the  race-horse  to  those  who  can  better  afford  to  take  the  risks  and 
vexations  attending  them. 

Now  how  many  Vermont  farmers  find  themselves  in  a  similar  predicament,  with  a  lot 
of  medium-rate,  undeveloped  trotters  on  their  hands,  nearly  all  a  little  bit  ofT,  and  unfit  for  sale 
when  the  buyer  comes  around  from  New  York  or  Boston,  looking  for  something  about  15 
hands  i  inch,  or  15  hands  2  inches,  good  bone  and  substance,  round-ribbed  and  short-backed, 
and  a  bit  of  action,  willing  to  pay  cash — say  from  $300  to  $400. 

I  repeat — what  I  desire  to  do  at  Shelburne  Farms  is  to  bring  Ijack  to  the  State  of  Vermont 
the  old  type  of  draught-horse,  with  this  difference,  that  with  the  use  of  the  Hackney  he  will  be 
a  little  finer.  For  instance,  by  taking  a  Vermont  mare,  of  light  draught,  and  breeding  it  to  a 
Hackney  stallion  you  will  get  a  horse  which  will  travel  with  some  style,  and  perhaps  some 
action,  from  ten  to  fourteen  miles  an  hour  in  front  of  a  light  wagon  carrying  a  couple  of  men. 
After  accomplishing  its  journey  from  the  farm  to  th(;  depot  and  back  again,  it  can  be  taken  out 
of  the  wagon,  and,  with  a  horse  alongside  of  it,  can  be  put  to  farm  work  proper.  It  can  be 
returned  to  the  stable,  and,  after  receiving  a  little  care  and  attention,  will  trot  one  or 
two  people  back  to  the  depot  in  the  evening. 

The  original  Vermont  draught-horse  was  of  this  sort,  with  this  difference  that  he  was 
rougher.  While  he  would  sell  for  a  good  price  as  a  little  draught-horse  he  would  not  be 
worth  as  much  as  the  horses  I  propose  to  furnish  with  the  use  of  the  imported  Hackney  and 
the  native  mares. 

THE  GENERAL  IMPORTATION  OF  HACKNEYS. 

The  first  English  Hackney  imported  to  this  country — or  at  any  rate  the  first  of  which  we 
have  any  reliable  record — was  the  Norfolk  horse  Bellfounder  (jary's),  who  arrived  in  Boston 
on  the  ship  Rassc/as,  July  11,  1822,  the  property  of  Mr.  [ames  Ik:)Ott,  the  value  of  the  horse, 
as  stated  on  the  invoice,  being  three   hundred   pounds  sterling.       This  horse  stood  in  Boston 

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from  the  date  of  his  arrival  until  December,  1828,  when  he  was  leased  by  his  owner  for  five 
hundred  dollars  a  year  and  sent  to  New  York,  where  he  got  a  number  of  handsome  and 
powerful  colts.  He  is  described  as  having  trotted  under  saddle  by  the  side  of  a  running  horse 
fifteen  miles  as  fast  as  both  could  go,  without  once  leaving  his  feet.  He  was  a  bright  bay  with 
black  legs,  white  star  in  face,  snip  on  nose,  hind  pastern  and  fore  coronet  white.  At  five  years 
old  he  trotted  on  the  highway  in  Norfolk  two  miles  in  six  minutes,  and  at  six  was  matched  for 
two  hundred  guineas  to  trot  nine  miles  in  thirty  minutes,  which  he  did  with  twenty-two  seconds 
to  spare.  He  was  got  by  Old  Bellfounder  out  of  a  mare  called  Velocity,  who  is  reported  to 
have  trotted  on  the  Norwich  road  in  1806  sixteen  miles  in  one  hour,  and  in  1808  twenty-eight 
miles  in  one  hour  and  forty-seven  minutes.  Bellfounder  stood  in  Orange  and  Dutchess  coun- 
ties the  remainder  of  his  life  and  died  on  Long  Island  in  1843. 

There  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company  imported  a  Hackney 
horse  called  Fireaway  about  the  year  1830,  and  that  the  horse  left  very  valuable  stock  with 
great  ambition  and  action  in  the  region  around  Winnipeg,  and  his  stock  was  so  highly 
esteemed  in  that  country  for  many  years  that  a  number  of  other  horses  of  the  same  breed  were 
eagerly  sought  after  by  residents  of  the  district. 

In  1881  a  very  valuable  consignment  of  English  Hackneys  was  imported  into  Canada  by 
Hon.  M.  H.  Cochrane  of  Hillhurst,  Quebec,  and  since  that  time  a  great  many  fine  representa- 
tives of  the  breed  have  become  the  property  of  residents  of  Ontario,  Manitoba,  and  the 
Canadian  Northwest. 

In  1882  Mr.  Cassett  imported  his  famous  Hackney  stallion  Little  Wonder  from  the  original 
owner  and  breeder,  Mr.  Frank  Beldam  of  Witchford,  Cambridgeshire,  England,  and  Mr.  Cassett 
can  claim  the  honor  of  establishing  the  first  Hackney  Stud  Farm  in  the  United  States.  In  1884 
Mr.  Prescott  Lawrence  bought  from  old  John  Grout  in  Suffolk,  England,  his  celebrated  stallion 
Fashion.  In  1885  Mr.  Cassett  imported  another  Hackney  stallion  called  Carbonier  and  some 
mares.  During  the  four  years  following  1885  there  were  quite  a  number  of  stallions  and 
mares  bought  here  including  Hertfordshire  Swell,  imported  in  1886  for  Mr.  George  Green  of 
Katonah,  New  York.  The  Hackney  stallion  Bonfire,  with  his  dam  Kilnwrick  Lass,  was 
imported  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Perkins  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1887.  Several  horses  were  imported  by 
leading  horse-dealers  of  the  West— Galbraith  Bros.,  Thompson  &  Bland,  Steriker  Brothers,  J. 
G.  Trueman  &  Sons,  and  others — a  notable  importation  being  the  stallion  Young  Derby,  which 
afterwards  became  the  property  of  Mr.  John  A.  Logan,  Jr.  ;  also  the  Swell  ;  Young  Noble- 
man, now  the  property  of  Mr.  Mitchell  Harrison  of  Philadelphia,  and  originally  in  the 
hands  of  Mr.  George  Hastings,  of  Toronto,  the  happy  owner  of  that  famous  sire  Lord  Bar- 
dolph.  After  this  time  gentlemen  in  the  East  began  to  import  generally  horses  of  the 
Hackney  type.  In  1888  Mr.  Cassett  imported  the  stallion  Surprise  which  was  afterwards 
taken  to  Kentucky  in  the  neighborhood  of  Lexington.  Next  came  the  famous  son  of 
Danegelt,  Matchless  of  Lomdesburg  with  the  colt  Northern  Light,  son  of  the  old  famous 
prize  winner.  Star  of  the  East;  both  of  these  were  imported  by  Mr.  Henry  Fairfax,  who,  at 
the  same  time,  bought  one  of  the  greatest  Hackney  mares  ever  foaled,  called  Go,  now  in  her 
sixteenth  year,  and  on  Mr.  Fairfax's  place  in  Virginia. 

Various  other  Hackneys  were  imported  in  1888  and  1889,  but  I  believe  it  is  a  matter  of 
record  that  general  interest  in  the  subject  of  Hackney-breeding  was  not  manifested  until  my 
large  importation  in  1890,  when  I  brought  over  thirty-nine  of  the  choicest  specimens  of 
Hackneys  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts'  place,  for  the  purpose  of  starting  my  stud  in  Shelburne, 
Vt.     These  Hackneys  were  made  one  of  the  features  of  the  New  York  Horse  Show  in    1890, 

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and,  since  that  time,  interest  in  the  Hackney  breed  has  become  general,  various  American 
o-entlemen,  such  as  Mr.  George  Green  of  Katonah,  N.  Y.,  Mr.  John  A.  Logan,  Jr.,  of  Youngs- 
town,  O.,  Mr.  H.  K.  Bloodgood  of  New  Marlboro,  Mass.,  the  Messrs.  Cheney  of  South 
Manchester,  Conn.,  and  many  others  having  made  tours  of  the  Hackney  breeding  districts  of 
Eno-land  and  spent  thousands  of  dollars  securing  the  choicest  specimens  that  money  could  buy. 

Italy  has  shown  a  considerable  interest  in  the  subject  of  Hackneys.  Canvasser,  the  sire 
of  Courier,  a  Hackney  stallion  owned  by  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  was  purchased  in  1888  by  the 
Italian  government,  at  a  very  high  price.  Many  fine  Hackney  stallions  exported  from 
England  have  gone  to  Southern  Europe,  and  no  one  can  be  a  day  in  any  of  the  Northern 
Italian  cities  without  seeing  the  evidence  of  this  infusion  in  the  native  horses.  In  the  par- 
ticular year  referred  to,  they  almost  swept  the  English  Hackney  districts  out  of  their  best 
established  sires.  Since  then  the  Italian  government  has  bought  largely  and  particularly  in 
1890,  when  they  set  to  work  to  purchase  everything  that  could  be  obtained  within  their  price. 
The  same  might  be  said  with  regard  to  India,  Australia,  and  South  America.  But  Hackneys 
have  now  become  so  much  in  demand  that  they  have  greatly  increased  in  price  ;  figures  are 
now  set  upon  the  better  known  horses  which  effectually  prevent  their  purchase  by  foreign 
governments  for  breeding  purposes. 

In  closing  this  rather  lengthy  preface  I  must  ask  the  indulgence  of  the  reader  for  trespass- 
ing upon  his  time  and  patience  to  such  an  extent,  claiming  as  my  excuse  the  vital  importance 
of  the  subject,  which  in  my  humble  opinion  appears  to  present  such  a  large  field  for  philan- 
thropic endeavor  and  affords  so  many  opportunities  for  the  achievement  of  lasting  good  to  the 
community.  Should  there  result  through  my  enterprise  at  Shelburne  and  the  free  distribution 
of  this  volume  among  the  members  of  the  horse-breeding  fraternity  the  conversion  of  only  a 
few  who  have  heretofore  been  antagonistic  to  the  adoption  of  methods  such  as  described  in 
these  pages,  I  shall  consider  myself  well  repaid  for  the  time  and  trouble  expended  in  this 
effort,  for  I  shall  then  feel  assured  that  the  good  work  will  go  grandly  on  until  the  attention  of 
the  whole  country  is  drawn  to  the  subject,  by  which  time  there  will  have  taken  place  a  change 
for  the  better  in  the  appearance  and  qualit)-  of  the  stock  in  the  possession  of  the  small  farmer, 
who,  in  any  country,  should  be  the  real  horse-breeder,  and  who  should  actually  control  the 
industry. 

WM.  SEWARD  WEBB. 

Shelburne,  Vt.,  1892. 


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THE   SHELBURNE   FARMS. 


UT  a  few  years  ago  it  would  have  occasioned  no  little  surprise  to  the  estimable 
owner  of  that  famous  trotting  stallion,  Ethan  Allen,  had  any  one  had  the  temerity 
to  prophesy  that  ere  the  celebrated  record-breaker  took  his  departure  for  pastures 
new  the  little  farm  on  which  he  lived,  together  with  many  others  adjacent,  would 
pass  out  of  the  possession  of  their  old  Vermont  owners  and  become  part  of  a 
magnificent  property,  one  portion  of  which  should  be  devoted  to  the  wholesale 
production  of  the  general-utility  or  all-purpose  harness  horse  on  a  grander  scale  than  has  ever 
before  been  attempted  in  this  country.  Yet  all  this  has  actually  come  to  pass  ;  and  what  is 
perhaps  more  astonishing,  a  great  number  of  the  identical  farmers  whose  property  has  become 
merged  into  this  vast  estate,  and  who  originally  had  interest  only  in  the  Vermont  trotter,  have 
come  to  look  upon  the  enterprise  so  favorably  that  they  no  longer  hold  aloof,  but  have  availed 
themselves  of  the  opportunities  offered  to  breed  their  mares  to  stallions  possessing  size,  weight, 
and  action,  all  of  which  affords  good  reason  to  hope  that  the  system  of  horse-breeding,  as 
carried  out  at  Shelburne,  will  ere  long  be  considered  worthy  of  emulation  by  residents  of  the 
State  from  one  end  to  the  other. 

The  Shelburne  Farms  estate  comprises  nearly  four  thousand  acres,  extending  from  a  point 
about  six  miles  directly  south  of  Burlington,  Vermont,  along  the  eastern  shore  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  and  is  made  up  of  a  number  of  small  holdings  which  were  acquired  by  purchase  from 
several  Vermont  farmers,  the  object  being  to  transform  the  entire  district  into  a  private  park, 
which  should  present  the  most  desirable  location  for  the  erection  of  a  spacious  country  house, 
and  contain  within  its  borders  all  those  natural  advantages  so  necessary  to  the  full  enjoyment 
of  out-door  life  by  the  family  and  friends  of  a  wealthy  country  gentleman.  That  Dr.  Webb 
has  succeeded  in  the  acquisition  of  such  a  place  will  be  readily  admitted,  for  here  is  found, 
within  easy  access,  a  diversity  of  lake  and  mountain  scenery  seldom  met  with  on  private  prop- 
erty. Lake  Champlain  stretches  for  a  hundred  miles  in  either  direction,  affording  ample 
facilities  for  yachting  and  boating  ;  the  dense  woods,  located  at  convenient  intervals,  abound 
with  game  ;  while  the  splendid  views  and  drives  are  so  numerous,  and  the  walks  so  pretty  and 
gloriously  shaded,  that  it  is  difficult  to  conceive  of  a  more  appropriate  spot  for  the  residence 
of  its  owner.  In  summer  the  place  is  simply  delightful,  and  in  the  winter  it  is  far  from  being 
unattractive.  Indeed,  it  is  not  unusual  to  see  a  larger  company  at  Shelburne  when  the  ground 
is  clad  in  white  than  in  the  hot  season,  for  then  are  enjoyed  the  facilities  for  sleighing  over  the 
beautiful  roadways  of  the  estate,  and  the  gigantic  toboggan  slides  reaching  from  the  mountain 
top  and  running  far  out  across  the  frozen  surface  of  the  lake. 

Although  apparently  distant,  the  property  is  really  within  easy  access  of  New  York  and 
Boston,   there  being  a  splendid   night  and  day  service  of  trains  over  the  Central  Vermont 

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ShelbzLrne  Station 

Central    Vermont   R.  B. 

Slielburne  Farms,    Vt. 


Railroad,  all  stopping  at  Shelburne  Station,  which  is  located  not  more  than  three  quarters  of 
a  mile  from  the  entrance  to  Shelburne  Farms.  On  alighting  from  the  train  the  visitor  is  at 
once  struck  with  the  neat  and  picturesque  appearance  of  the  station  buildings  and  cottages  in 
the  immediate  vicinity.  Here  is  seen  the  first  indication  of  Dr.  Webb's  handiwork,  for  all 
these  buildings  have  been  constructed  under  his  personal  direction  or  in  accordance  with  the 
desire  to  have  everything  in  connection  with  his  enterprise  in  perfect  taste.  The  little  station, 
with  its  offices,  waiting-rooms,  completely  equipped  freight-house,  and  facilities  for  handling 
large  quantities  of  merchandise  and  live  stock,  possesses  all  the  conveniences  of  a  large  terminus, 
while  the  grounds  surrounding  it  are  very  tastefully  arranged  in  lawns  and  shrubbery. 

A  pleasant  drive  over  well  kept  roads,  skirting  the  eastern  boundary  of  the  estate,  and 
passing  on  the  right  hand  the  new  kite-shaped  track  for  speeding  the  trotting  stock,  brings 
into  view  the  entrance  to  the  grounds,  through  which  the  road  makes  a  graceful  sweep  toward 
a  magnificent  avenue  of  tall  pines,  whose  foliage  meeting  high  overhead  forms  an  agreeable 
shade,  rendering  this  part  of  the  drive  delightfully  cool  and  refreshing.  On  emerging  from 
the  woods  the  view  embraces  a  grand  expanse  of  undulating  country,  thickly  timbered  to  the 
extreme  right,  the  middle  distance  rising  to  an  eminence,  on  whose  summit  there  nestles  what 
appears  at  first  glance  to  be  a  small  town  or  village  of  grey-roofed  houses,  but  which  on  closer 
acquaintance  develops  into  a  collection  of  immense  farm  buildings,  the  extent  of  which  must  be 
seen  to  be  thoroughly  appreciated.  A  little  to  the  left  of  the  observer  the  road  rises  and  takes 
a  sudden  turn  towards  the  mammoth  breeding  barns  and  exercising  ring.  Leaving  these  for 
detailed  description  later,  one  naturally  follows  the  path  leading  to  Lone  Tree  Hill,  the  highest 
point  on  the  property,  where  is  located  the  temporary  observatory  from  which  one  can  take  in 
at  a  glance  the  whole  extent  of  the  farms  and  obtain  the  grandest  view  of  Lake  Champlain 
and  surrounding  country.  Looking  across  the  water,  the  Four-Brothers  Islands  are  easily 
distinguishable.  To  the  northeast  lies  Juniper  Island  with  its  light-house  and  rugged  sides 
rising  perpendicularly  from  the  lake,  while  to  the  east  of  this  Rock  Dunder  is  sharply  defined, 
standing  some  thirty  feet  out  of  the  water,  and  when  shrouded  in  mist  easily  mistaken  for  a 
ship  at  anchor,  as  was  the  case  in  revolutionary  days.  In  the  distance  stretch  the  far-famed 
Adirondack  Mountains,  with  Old  Whiteface  in  the  line  of  frontier  peaks,  while  looming  up  to 
the  southwest  are  his  tall  companions,  Mounts  Marcy,  Mclntyre,  and  Seward.  On  the  east 
are  seen  the  Camel's  Hump  and  Mount  Mansfield,  the  two  highest  points  of  the  Green  Moun- 
tain range.  Turning  towards  the  land,  the  rich  and  luxuriant  nature  of  the  vegetation  is  at 
once  evident.  The  topography  of  the  farms  shows  a  rolling  country  averaging  one  hundred 
and  fifty  feet  above  the  lake,  the  altitude  of  the  latter  above  sea  level  being  about  two 
hundred  and  seventeen  feet.  It  is  noticeable  that,  with  the  exception  of  that  portion  devoted 
to  the  grazing  paddocks,  the  whole  of  the  property  is  open,  all  fences  and  other  objectionable 
features  having  been  removed  in  the  carrying  out  of  the  original  plan  to  give  the  place  a 
park-lake  appearance. 

THE    PRODUCE. 

The  larger  portion  of  the  cleared  land,  comprising  about  two  thousand  acres,  is  laid 
down  in  grass  which  annually  yields  about  fifteen  hundred  tons  of  excellent  hay.  There  is 
quite  an  extensive  plot  of  arable  land,  and  on  this  about  twelve  thousand  bushels  of  grain  ami 
a  large  quantity  of  roots  and  such  material  is  raised,  although,  of  course,  as  is  necessary  where 
such  a  great  number  of  animals  are  reared,  the  major  portion  of  the  material  they  consume  is 

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obtained  from  outside  sources.  The  system  of  farming  as  now  carried  out,  under  the  able 
management  of  an  experienced  farmer,  has  been  of  great  benefit  to  the  land,  and  shows  a  vast 
improvement  over  the  results  obtained  by  the  primitive  methods  of  the  previous  owners.  A 
great  quantity  of  fruit,  apples,  pears,  and  plums,  is  raised  on  the  place,  and  this  is  not  sur- 
prising when  it  is  remembered  how  famous  the  whole  State  of  Vermont,  and  especially  this 
section,  was  some  years  ago  on  account  of  its  fruit,  particularly  the  Baldwin  and  Greening 
apple.  Although  last  year  was  by  no  means  a  good  one  for  fruit,  the  Shelburne  Farms 
orchards  produced  no  less  than  three  thousand  barrels  of  apples,  which  were  readily  disposed 
of  in  the  New  York  market.  Last  year  there  were  planted  about  twenty-five  thousand  trees, 
such  as  elms,  maples,  and  pines.  This  year  (1892)  there  will  be  planted  about  forty  thousand 
more  of  the  same  varieties,  with  the  addition  of  the  Colorado  spruce.  All  these  trees  flourish 
remarkably  well,  especially  the  pine,  hemlock,  and  maple  ;  indeed,  the  latter  may  be  said  to 
find  its  natural  home  in  Vermont. 

THE  PRIVATE  STABLES  AND  COACH-HOUSE. 

At  a  considerably  lower  elevation  than  that  on  which  the  residence  stands,  is  located 
the  private  stable.  Here  are  kept,  during  the  time  the  family  remains  at  Shelburne,  all  the 
harness  and  saddle  horses  likely  to  be  required  by  the  family  or  their  guests.  Everything 
here  is  plain,  solid,  and  practical,  with  the  very  best  facilities  for  the  hurried  despatch  of  work 
which  at  times  becomes  necessary.  The  boxes  and  stalls  are  roomy,  well  ventilated  and  extremely 
comfortable,  while  the  harness  room  is  the  pink  of  neatness,  and  the  show-cases  are  well  stocked 
with  every  imaginable  appliance  known  to  the  coachman's  art.  The  coach-house  is  large  and 
conveniently  arranged,  the  upper  floor  being  divided  by  glass  partitions,  providing  enclosed 
space  for  the  housing  of  the  best  carriages  when  not  in  daily  use. 

CATTLE,  SHEEP,  AND  POULTRY. 

Within  a  half  mile  of  the  house  is  located  the  sheep  and  poultry  farm,  and  here  is  kept  a 
fine  flock  of  choice  and  carefully  selected  Southdowns  and  Hampshiredowns  that  if  shown  at 
either  local  or  the  more  important  country  fairs  would  bring  home  to  their  owner  many  prizes 
as  proofs  of  their  individual  excellence.  The  dairy  and  extensive  range  of  cattle  barns  are 
situated  on  the  east  side  of  the  estate,  and  here  is  found  a  herd  of  between  forty  and  fifty 
head  of  the  purest  Jerseys  of  the  famed  Rioter-Pogis  blood.  There  has  been  published  a 
special  catalogue  of  this  herd,  and  in  it  will  be  found  many  interesting  details  concerning  the 
qualities  and  producing  powers  of  individuals. 

THE  GARDENS. 

The  gardens  are  situated  about  half  a  mile  from  the  house,  and  are  quite  extensive,  as 
will  be  readily  understood  when  it  is  known  that  no  less  than  a  thousand  roses  of  the  best 
varieties,  and  the  same  number  of  violets,  are,  during  the  season,  shipped  every  week  to  New 
York.  This  department  may  be  said  to  be  the  special  province  of  the  Manager  of  Shelburne 
Farms,  he  having  taken  high  honors  as  a  landscape  gardener,  and  his  knowledge  in  regard  to 

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Far VI  Barns 

Shelburne  Farms,    Vt. 


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matters  of  this  kind  has  been  of  immense  assistance  in  the  laying  out  of  the  grounds.  These 
thino-s,  however,  are  but  an  item  among  the  multifarious  duties  of  the  person  upon  whose 
shoulders  devolves  the  entire  supervision  of  this  large  estate,  and  to  say  that  the  most  extrava- 
o-ant  ideas  of  the  owner  are  conscientiously  carried  out,  is  to  accord  to  his  worthy  Manager  the 
smallest  measure  of  praise.  There  is  a  large  conservatory  heated  with  steam,  and  the  rosary 
under  glass  is  about  200  feet  in  length.  Adjacent  to  this  is  the  nursery,  which  contains  about 
100,000  young  trees  and  shrubs  for  planting  out  on  the  estate,  to  attend  to  which  a  forester  of 
experience  is  kept  busy  with  a  gang  of  assistants  the  year  round. 

GAME,    ETC. 

During  the  last  year  there  has  been  several  thousand  head  of  game,  English  pheasants  and 
quail  from  North  Carolina,  etc.,  turned  loose  on  the  place,  and  from  these  much  sport  will  be 
derived,  when  the  newly  planted  undercover  has  grown  to  a  greater  density  to  afford  protec- 
tion to  the  birds  and  hold  them  until  they  have  multiplied  in  sufficient  numbers. 

THE  WATER  SUPPLY. 

The  water  supply  is  plentiful  and  unceasing,  being  carried  from  the  lake  to  all  sections  of 
the  estate  through  a  system  of  pipes,  the  water  being  pumped  to  an  elevation  of  275  feet,  thus 
securing  a  tremendous  pressure,  the  entire  force  capable  of  being  directed  on  to  any  particular 
building,  reducing  the  possibility  of  fire  to  a  minimum. 

TELEPHONES,  ELECTRIC  LIGHT,  ETC. 

Every  building  of  importance  on  the  estate  is  connected  by  telephone  with  the  head  office, 
and  the  latter  is  in  communication  with  the  residence,  Shelburne  Station,  Burlington,  and  other 
points.  The  electric  telegraph  is  also  much  used,  taking  advantage  of  the  Western  Union 
wires  which  are  available  at  Shelburne  Station.  A  loop  has  been  run  into  the  residence  and 
the  farm  office,  and  operators  are  kept  at  each  place.  The  electric  light  is  in  use  everywhere 
on  the  property,  a  large  and  powerful  plant  having  been  constructed  in  a  building  especially 
erected  for  the  purpose.  There  is  also  an  elaborate  gas  plant  on  the  place,  so  that  in  the 
matter  of  illumination  every  department  is  fully  provided  for. 

MODEL  FARM  BARNS. 

The  "  Farm  Barn  "  is  an  immense  structure  built  on  three  sides  of  a  square,  the  fourth 
side  consisting  of  a  massive  stone  wall,  with  gateway  in  the  middle,  enclosing  a  large  j'ard  over 
400  feet  long  and  260  feet  wide.  The  main  or  central  portion  of  the  building  is  about  416 
feet  in  length,  has  a  depth  of  about  50  feet,  and  is  no  less  than  five  stories  high,  the  whole  being 
surmounted  by  a  high  tower  in  which  there  is  a  massive  clock  with  a  great  bell  on  which  the  hours 
are  tolled.  The  wings  of  this  building,  forming  two  sides  of  the  square,  are  uniform  in  height 
with  the  central  portion,  have  a  length  of  about  260  feet  each,  and  are  flanked  with  high  cone- 
shaped  towers  which  add  much  to  the  impressiveness  of  the  whole  structure.  The  foundations 
and  first  story  are  of  red  limestone,  the  u[)per  parts  of  frame  shingled,  tlic  slanting  gabled  roof 
of  slate  being  laid  o\er  heavy  timbers,  and  the  whole  presenting  a  most  unicpu^  and  picturesque 


appearance.  The  ground  floor  of  the  central  building  is  occupied  as  a  stable  for  the  seventy 
or  eighty  head  of  well-fed  and  grandly  conditioned  mules,  many  of  them  approaching  seven- 
teen hands  in  height,  and  which  have  been  proved  to  be  the  hardiest  and  most  economical  work 
animals  obtainable.  Their  stalls  range  down  the  centre  of  the  floor,  all  being  open  at  the  front 
to  admit  of  easy  access  to  the  mangers  and  the  adaptation  of  a  convenient  arrangement  which 
conveys  the  feed  down  chutes  from  the  granary  above,  and  also  insures  the  most  perfect  ven- 
tilation throughout  the  stable.  The  harness  used  on  these  animals  is  all  kept  in  as  fine  condition 
as  if  required  for  city  use,  and  as  a  consequence  there  is  little  trouble  in  the  way  of  breakage. 
There  are  spacious  harness  and  storage  rooms  on  this  floor,  also  an  apartment  for  the  accom- 
modation of  the  men  employed  in  the  barn.  The  storage  room  overhead  for  hay  and  corn  is 
immense,  the  capacity  of  the  main  hayloft  being  something  like  1500  tons,  with  a  vast  space 
devoted  to  corn  bins,  the  corn,  etc.,  being  placed  in  position  by  a  grain  elevator.  Other  floors 
in  both  the  central  portion  and  the  wings  are  given  up  to  the  housing  of  various  implements, 
such  as  ploughs,  harrows,  mowing,  rolling,  feed-cutting  and  stone-crushing  machines,  while 
in  the  south  wing  there  is  accommodation  for  about  1000  tons  of  straw.  This  farm  barn  is 
undoubtedly  the  most  gigantic  structure  of  its  kind  ever  erected  on  any  estate,  and  should  be 
seen  by  every  one  interested  in  the  construction  of  buildings  of  a  like  nature. 

THE  OFFICES,  PAINT,  CARPENTER,  AND  BLACKSMITH  SHOPS. 

The  offices  and  adjacent  buildings  suggest  a  miniature  settlement  in  themselves,  being 
snugly  placed  together  and  most  conveniently  arranged  for  the  rapid  transaction  of  all 
business  connected  with  the  estate.  The  office  itself  comprises  two  large  rooms  on  the 
ground  floor  of  a  neat  building,  furnished  with  everything  appropriate  and  affording  desk 
room  for  over  half-a-dozen  experienced  clerks,  and  the  Assistant  Manager  who  has  full 
control  of  the  farm  accounts,  and  to  whose  astuteness  and  energy  is  due  the  very  complete 
and  admirable  system  of  accounts  which  insures  the  perfect  supervision  of  every  department, 
and  the  rendering  of  a  full  report  of  all  transactions  at  any  time.  The  carpenter,  paint, 
and  blacksmith  shops  each  have  their  complement  of  experienced  hands,  and  there  is  always 
so  much  to  do  in  these  several  departments  that  a  regular  force  is  kept  at  work  the  whole  of 
the  year. 

On  the  side  of  the  hill  over  which  one  passes  from  the  offices  and  farm  barns  is 
located  a  group  of  buildings  containing  the  sleeping-  and  living-rooms  of  the  people 
employed  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  a  comfortable  club-house  and  restaurant  for  the 
book-keepers  and  other  employees.  The  rooms  are  all  comfortably  furnished  and  supplied 
with  every  requisite  to  make  life  agreeable. 

THE   BREEDING   BARNS  AND   HOME   OF  THE   HACKNEYS. 

A  pleasant  walk  of  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  from  the  offices  and  over  a  path 
which  leads  through  woods  and  glades  brings  into  view  the  collection  of  buildings  known 
as  the  "  Breeding  Barns,"  and  these  indeed  easily  prove  the  most  interesting  feature  of  the  whole 
domain.  Entering  through  a  line  of  fine  trees  which  forms  a  screen  across  this  section,  the 
first  object  that  strikes  the  eye  is  the  well-built  cottage  occupied  by  the  Stud  Groom  and  his 
family.  This  is  an  old  farm-house  remodelled,  and  the  interior  arrangements  are  so  neat  and 
homelike  that  there  is  little  wonder  its  hospitalities  are  so  much  appreciated  by  those  whose 


Shid  Groom  s  Cottage 

Shelburne  Farms,  Vt. 


business  brino-s  them  to  the  department  of  the  farms  presided  over  by  that  most  affable  of  stud 

grooms Mr.  WilHam  West.     Standing  in  front  of  the  cottage  on  the  right  are  seen  a  number 

of  comfortable  boxes  under  a  gabled  slate  roof.  This  building  is  generally  used  for  brood 
mares  as  they  approach  the  foaling  period,  and  some  part  of  it  as  a  nursery  for  the  few 
animals  who  need  the  care  of  Dr.  Miller,  the  veterinary  surgeon,  who  is  specially  appointed 
to  minister  to  the  wants  of  horses  on  the  sick-list,  and  whose  duty  it  is  to  make  daily  tours 
of  inspection  so  that  every  animal  on  the  place  undergoes  a  critical  examination.  Adjoining 
the  last  mentioned  building  is  another,  one  portion  of  which  is  devoted  to  the  sleeping-  and 
living-rooms  of  the  grooms  employed  in  this  department,  the  remaining  space  being  taken  up 
with  some  large  loose  boxes. 

FRENCH  COACHERS. 

In  an  extension  is  another  line  of  boxes  in  which  may  be  seen  the  French  Coach  mares 
imported  by  Dr.  Webb,  and  of  which  mention  is  made  in  the  Preface  to  this  book.  This 
batch  of  French  Coach  mares  may  be  said  to  embrace  some  of  the  finest  specimens  of  the 
breed  obtainable  from  the  barns  of  the  French  government  at  Calvados  and  the  stables  in 
that  vicinity.  Fernande  is  an  extremely  handsome  dark  brown  mare,  standing  full  16  hands, 
and  claims  as  her  sire  the  famous  F^rench  stallion  Valerien.  She  is  a  grand  carriage  mare 
in  all  harness,  and  when  mated  with  Negresse,  another  beautifid  black-brown  mare  of  the 
same  height,  and  daughter  of  the  great  French  horse  Yautrain,  a  pair  is  formed  which  it 
would  be  extremely  difficult  to  beat  under  any  circumstances.  The  brown  mares  Castille, 
sired  by  La  More,  and  Antoinette,  sired  by  Romano,  both  bred  in  the  district  of  Volognes, 
France,  are  another  valuable  pair  that  should  be  seen  before  a  carriage  for  their  great  worth 
to  be  appreciated.  Claire  and  Mademoiselle  are  light  bays,  half-sisters,  being  both  sired 
by  Celebre,  and  both  reared  on  the  farm  of  Jean  Letellier,  of  Volognes.  These  grand 
mares,  with  Mouchel.a  handsome  chestnut,  sired  by  Ray  Grass,  and  bred  by  Lelodey  Emila, 
of  Anvers,  Manche,  form  a  trio  which  should  demonstrate  the  .feasibility  of  Dr.  Webb's  plan 
regarding  the  crossing  of  the  French  Coach  blood  with  that  of  the  English  Hackney  to  get 
large  and  well  boned  stock  with  size  and  quality.  These  mares  with  the  French  Coaching 
stallions,  Jean  Bart,  Javanais,  Jactator,  Job,  and  Incroyable,  constitute,  next  to  the  large 
importation  of  English  Hackneys,  perhaps  the  most  valuable,  certainly  the  most  useful, 
consignment  of  horses  ever  brought  to  this  country,  and  in  view  of  the  fact  that  one  or  two 
of  the  stallions  of  this  breed  have  been  presented  by  Dr.  Webb  to  townships  in  Vermont 
for  service,  at  nominal  figures,  on  farmers'  mares,  and  another  stallion  has  been  sold  to  an  enter- 
prising firm  of  horse  breeders  in  Southern  Pennsylvania,  it  is  reasonable  to  suppose  that 
the  blood  of  this  choice  collection  of  French  Coach  Horses  will  rapidly  spread  over  a  much 
wider  territory  than  was  ever  anticipated  by  the  importer,  and  will  have  a  beneficial  eftect 
on  the  majority  of  the  stock  hereafter  raised  for  the  Eastern  markets. 

PONIES. 

In  another  wing  of  the  building  last  described  are  accommodations  for  the  herd  of  ponies 
of  all  kinds  that  have  been  bred  on  the  estate.  Here  was  housed  the  famous  little  Russian 
Orloff  pony  stallion,  Maximilian,  purchased  some  years  ago  by  Dr.  W<;bb,  for  crossing  the 
blood  of  this  hardy  race  on  to  that  of  the  Welsh   and  Shetland  pony  mares  of  which  there 

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are  many  excellent  specimens  now  on  the  estate,  and  among  which  are  to  be  seen  a  number 
of  prize  winners  that  have  taken  blue  ribbons  at  New  York  and  other  shows  in  single  and 
double  harness.  The  owner's  children,  who  are  now  at  the  exact  age  when  pony  riding 
and  driving  is  most  enjoyed,  have  certainly  a  long  and  excellent  list  from  which  to  choose 
their  favorites. 

In  a  range  of  exceedingly  comfortable  and  very  English-looking  boxes  are  to  be  found 
a  number  of  the  choicest  mares  on  the  place,  together  with  their  young  foals,  all  being  under 
the  charge  of  a  man  whom  I  have  not  the  slightest  hesitation  in  describing  as  one  of  the 
very  best  in  his  particular  line.  It  is  to  this  man's  care  and  attention  that  so.  much  of 
the  success  in  the  breeding  transactions  is  due,  and  it  would  be  well  if  every  stock  farm 
in  the  country  could  boast  of  such  a  valuable  servant.  These  boxes,  for  all  practical 
purposes,  may  be  considered  as  the  most  comfortable  quarters  for  stock.  They  have 
earth  floors,  bedded  over  with  deep  straw,  large  windows  looking  out  over  the  spacious 
paddocks  that  surround  them,  while  the  doors  are  very  wide,  and  in  two  portions,  upper  and 
lower,  allowing  the  animals  to  put  their  heads  out  under  an  extension  of  the  roof,  see  each 
other  and  feel  themselves  in  company  of  their  own  breed  and  of  the  men  who  have  them 
under  their  care.  The  walls  of  their  boxes  are  so  thick  and  solid,  that  the  majority  are  never 
annoyed  by  a  few  restive  individuals  or  an  occasional  vicious  horse.  Leaving  these  boxes 
and  crossing  the  open  space  or  quadrangle,  in  one  corner  of  which  there  has  been  constructed 
a  ring  in  which  mares  and  foals  can  take  natural  open-air  exercise  and  be  quickly  caught 
up  and  returned  to  their  quarters,  we  approach  another  long  building  of  two  stories,  lighted 
by  large  windows,  and  this  is  found  to  contain  perhaps  forty  or  fifty  loose  boxes,  the  upper 
floor  being  used  for  storage  of  hay  and  straw.  These  boxes  are  utilized  during  July  and 
August  for  housing,  in  the  daytime,  the  mares  turned  out  during  the  night  to  graze.  The  pas- 
sage down  the  centre  and  the  wide  sliding  doors  admit  of  the  easy  handling  of  a  large  number 
of  animals.     This  building  in  itself  would  be  deemed  sufficient  for  any  ordinary  stock  farm. 

HACKNEY   MARES. 

In  an  enclosure  at  the  rear  of  this  building,  and  sheltering  themselves  from  the  sun 
behind  sweet-scented  stacks  of  hay,  the  visitor  may,  if  he  cares  to  walk  over  the  deep  ground, 
make  the  personal  acquaintance  of  the  cream  of  the  Hackney  breed,  for  here  are  such  mares 
as  Silver  Belle,  Lady  Alice,  White  Socks,  Dropping  Well,  Minnehaha,  Nitrate,  False  Vows, 
Leona  Fireaway,  and  others  of  great  merit,  any  one  of  which  it  is  worth  the  journey  to 
Shelburne  to  examine  at  close  range.  These  mares  are  either  the  daughters  of,  or  are  very 
closely  related  to,  the  most  celebrated  Hackney  stallions  that  England  ever  produced.  Silver 
Belle,  perhaps  the  choicest  mare  ever  brought  to  this  country,  is  by  Wildfire,  a  son  of  Cook's 
Phenomenon,  and  his  dam,  the  world-renowned  Polly  Horsely,  a  daughter  of  old  Triffit's 
Fireaway.  Silver  Belle's  dam  and  grandam  have  for  their  ancestors  the  best  representatives 
of  the  Hackney  breed  at  their  particular  day,  and  the  mare  herself  is  such  a  grand  one  and 
has  such  a  long  list  of  prizes  to  her  credit,  both  in  this  country  and  England,  that  pages 
might  be  written  about  her,  but  as  she  is  fully  described  elsewhere  in  this  volume  we  can 
afford  to  leave  her,  without  further  comment,  in  position  at  the  top  of  this  list  of  renowned 
ones.  Lady  Alice,  the  next  mare  on  the  list,  and  as  well,  if  not  better,  known  in  the  show- 
ring  than  her  mate  just  described,  shows  in  an  intensified  form  all  the  beauty  and  sweetness  for 
which  she  was  first  called  famous ;  and  to  see  this  superb  daughter  of  Fimber  Fireaway,  who 

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Exercising  Ring,  A^ursery,  Pony  Barns,  and  Brood  Mare  Boxes 

Shelburne  Farms,  Vt. 


claims  as  o-randam,  on  her  sire's  side,  a  daughter  of  Denmark  ;  as  great-grandam  a  mare  by 
Wildfire,  as  the  next  grand-parent  a  celebrated  daughter  of  old  Triffit's  Fireaway,  and  as  the 
fifth  remove  a  mare  by  Old  Liberty,  son  of  \V root's  Pretender,  is  a  real  treat  to  any  lover 
of  choice  Hackney  stock,  for  as  she  picks  up  lier  dainty  feet  over  the  deep,  soft  ground  under 
the  shadow  of  tht;  tall  trees,  one  cannot  help  remarking  that  notwithstanding  she  is  (or  was 
at  the  time  the  writer  last  saw  her)  in  foal,  there  is  that  electric  something  about  her  gait,  and 
that  confident  raising  of  the  head  as  she  goes  gracefully  over  the  surface,  that  stamps  her,  if 
not  the  queen,  at  least  the  second  in  command  at  this  veritable  harem  of  beauties.  White 
Socks  and  Dropping  Well,  both  brown  mares  and  of  one  height — 15.2,  the  first  showing  the 
result  of  crossing  a  son  of  Triffit's  Fireaway  on  to  a  daughter  of  Denmark,  and  the  second 
being  the  result  of  the  blood  of  Superior,  another  son  of  Fireaway,  drafted  on  to  that 
of  a  granddaughter  of  Cook's  Eclipse,  a  son  of  Rickell's  famous  horse  St.  Giles — form  what 
should  be  kept  as  a  grand  pair  of  harness  mares,  for  while  they  have  proved  excellent  mothers 
to  a  couple  of  as  fine  foals  as  were  ever  dropped,  yet  it  is  hoped  that  they  will  be  put  back  into 
leather  this  year,  and  kept  there,  as  they  certainly,  and  particularl)'  White  Socks,  did  not  gain  all 
their  prizes  in  England  to  be  so  soon  relegated  to  the  stud  in  this  country.  Minnehaha  is  one 
of  those  kindly  dispositioned  chestnut  mares  with  pretty  white  feet  that  one  is  always  pleased 
to  caress  in  field  or  stable,  and  as  she  approaches  you,  as  she  will  do  from  any  distance,  her 
elegance  and  general  excellence  are  indeed  striking.  This  mare  has  developed  into  exactly 
the  animal  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts  prophesied  she  would,  and  gives  every  evidence  of  being 
perfectly  well  able  to  hold  her  place  in  the  front  rank  at  the  Shelburne  stud.  False  Vows 
and  another  beautiful  little  mare  called  Heroine,  who  made  something  of  a  sensation  at  the 
last  New  York  show  in  Madison  Square  Garden,  are  a  couple  of  splendid  mares  that  one  is 
obliged  to  take  more  than  one  look  at  as  they  stand  among  the  rest.  False  Vows,  a  beautiful 
chestnut  by  Candidate,  and  out  of  Priory  Maid,  a  granddaughter  of  Candidate's  famous  sire, 
Denmark,  is  an  inbred  one,  and  a  standing  proof  of  the  good  judgment  exercised  in  the 
selection  of  animals  with  which  to  experiment  in  the  breeding  department  at  Brookfield.  She 
is  a  grand  mare,  looking  more  than  her  actual  size,  and  possessing  substance,  quality,  and  bone, 
which  in  her  class  should  be  very  hard  to  duplicate.  There  are  a  number  of  other  mares  in 
this  saug  paddock  that  could  be  with  advantage  critically  examined  and  described  did  the 
confines  of  this  article  admit,  but  as  our  space  is  limited  the  writer  may  be  pardoned  for  pass- 
ing over  several  in  many  points  equal  to  some  of  those  just  mentioned. 

EXERCISING  RING. 

Retracing  our  steps  through  the  building  last  described,  and  following  the  path  across  the 
open  space  or  quadrangle,  we  see  stretched  from  right  to  left,  and  occupying  one  entire  side 
of  the  square,  the  "  Exercising  Ring  " — the  Mecca  of  all  visitors  to  the  farms,  and  the  one 
vast  object  which  is  retained  in  the  memory  long  after  every  other  feature  of  the  place  has 
been  forgotten.  The  exterior  walls  of  the  structure  are  partly  of  stone,  and  the  building  is 
roofed  with  shingles,  through  which  there  appear  at  intervals  dormer  windows,  which  add  much 
to  the  general  attractiveness  of  the  edifice.  This  roof  is  suspended  or  laid  on  massi\e  iron 
girders,  which  stretch  from  wail  to  wall  and  from  end  to  end.  Tlie  dimensions  of  the  building 
are  :  length  418  feet,  breadth  107  feet,  the  exercising  ring  inside  being  no  less  than  375  feet 
long  and  85  feet  wide.      Access  is  olitained   to   this   building   through    a   lofty  stone   porch  or 


arched  gateway,  spacious  enough  to  admit  of  the  easy  passage  in  or  out  of  carriages  of  every 
description,  including  the  four-in-hand  drag  or  the  Tally-Ho  coach.  Placed  along  the  walls 
inside  are  rows  of  loose  boxes,  each  12  by  16  feet,  there  being  thirty-two  of  these  boxes  on 
each  side  and  twenty  at  one  end  of  the  building,  while  at  the  other  end,  in  an  extension  or 
annex,  there  are  about  ten  or  twelve  exceedingly  roomy  boxes,  each  about  twenty  feet  square, 
very  lofty,  and  with  large  windows  on  the  outside.  In  these  very  large  boxes  are  the  stallions 
kept  for  stud  purposes,  which  deserve  mention  here,  but  which  we  shall  be  compelled  to  leave 
until  the  exercising  ring  has  been  described.  The  floor  of  the  oblong  space,  or  ring  as  it  is 
called,  is  formed  of  natural  earth,  over  which  is  strewn  or  rolled  a  mixture  of  sand  and  clay, 
and  on  the  top  of  this  is  laid,  if  I  am  correct,  tan  bark,  which  gives  a  grand  surface  on  which 
to  exercise  the  stock  of  all  kinds.  In  the  centre  and  a  little  towards  one  end  are  two  tempo- 
rary rings,  one  inside  the  other,  which  are  both  laid  in  deep  straw  or  waste  hay,  giving  a  depth 
of  surface  over  which  to  lunge  all  the  foals  as  they  approach  the  time  when  their  elementary 
education  in  the  halter  is  necessary.  Standing  in  the  ring,  it  is  noticed  that  the  building  is  of 
two  stories,  the  upper  floor  over  the  range  of  boxes  being  arranged  in  a  series  of  lofts  for  the 
storage  of  hay  and  bedding.  The  boxes  are  unique  on  account  of  their  size  and  the  nature  of 
their  construction.  They  are  all  ceiled  in  well-matched  pine,  have  floors  formed  of  the  natural 
earth,  which  is  turned  and  renewed  at  intervals,  and  are  supplied  with  iron  feed  boxes  and 
hay  racks,  the  door  of  each  bo.x  opening  on  to  the  ring,  and  being  made  to  slide  noiselessly  on 
runners  and  fasten  with  neat  brass  bolts  and  catches.  In  the  front  of  each  box  and  looking 
on  to  the  ring  is  a  barred  window.  The  divisions  between  the  boxes  do  not  go  quite  up  to 
the  roof,  or,  I  should  say,  the  floor  of  the  upper  story,  and  in  this  way  abundant  ventila- 
tion is  obtained.  In  these  boxes  are  a  number  of  yearlings,  two-year-olds,  and  some 
animals  of  mature  age,  many  of  the  younger  ones  pure  Hackney,  half-bred,  and  some  the 
progeny  of  the  imported  French  Coaching  stallions,  whilst  others  are  the  get  of  the  trotting 
horses  Almont  Wilkes  and  Ormond,  out  of  mares  by  such  famous  sires  as  Nutwood,  Ethan 
Allen,  and  Happy  Medium  ;  and  yet  again  there  are  young  thoroughbreds  by  Dr.  Webb's 
"  blood  "  horse  Siddartha,  who  has  done  a  vast  amount  of  good  for  the  farmers  in  this  district, 
and  whose  virtues  as  a  sire  will  be  more  highly  appreciated  as  his  stock  show  what  they  are 
made  of.  Among  all  these  youngsters  it  is  easy  to  pick  out  the  high  steppers,  and  there  is 
certainly  no  lack  of  these,  nor  should  there  be,  for  if  ever  a  stud  was  rich  in  prepotent  sires 
and  well-bred  mares,  surely  Shelburne  Farms  can  claim  that  honor.  As  I  have  already  said, 
the  best  and  bluest  blood  of  the  Hackney  race  is  here  in  large  quantities,  and  with  all  the 
facilities  for  developing  the  good  points  of  the  individuals,  there  is  no  wonder  that  the  visitor 
is  delighted  and  surprised  at  the  natural  high  action  exhibited  by  the  colts  of  all  sizes  as 
soon  as  they  touch  the  tan  bark.  Here  are  the  results  of  the  Denmark-Fireaway,  the  Fire- 
away-Denmark,  the  Wildfire-Lord  Derby,  and  all  the  other  highly  prized  crosses  to  be  seen 
under  the  very  best  circumstances,  most  of  them  giving  great  promise  of  glorious  success  in 
the  show-ring  when  their  turn  comes.  This  stud  is  already  rich  in  the  matter  of  show- 
ring  decorations  ;  and  when  we  call  to  mind  the  brilliant  achievements  of  some  of  the 
mares  at  Shelburne,  and  take  into  consideration  the  honors  which  stand  to  the  credit 
of  the  stallions,  it  is  impossible  to  do  other  than  prophesy  a  tremendous  future  for  the 
representatives  of  the  Hackney  breed  now  nearing  maturity  under  such  favorable  auspices 
at    Shelburne. 

In  an  extension  at  the  rear  of  the  main  building  and  opening  on  to  the  ring  are  the  harness 
rooms  and  space  in   which  the  breaking  carts,  light  wagons,  and  other  implements  used  in 

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(Exterior  ) 


Shelburne  Farms,    Vt. 


exercising  the  animals  are  kept.  Everything  about  this  mammoth  establishment  is  handy, 
business-like,  and  complete,  and  the  grooms  have  a  system  of  handling  the  large  quantity  of 
stock  under  their  care  that  is  astonishing,  for  at  a  word  from  the  stud  groom  any  particular 
animal  desired  to  be  shown  can  be  immediately  produced,  put  through  his  paces  with  all  his 
decorations  in  place,  only  to  be  spirited  away  and  followed  by  pairs  in  harness,  four-in-hand 
teams,  or  pony  tandems,  in  rapid  succession  and  in  a  style  that  is  truly  wonderful,  considering 
the  size  of  the  place  and  the  distance  the  horses  have  to  be  brought  from  their  stalls.  The 
scene  in  the  ring  in  the  daytime,  when  there  are  a  number  of  guests  of  Dr.  Webb  present,  is 
certainly  pleasing,  but  it  becomes  simply  magnificent  at  night  when  viewed  under  the  blaze 
of  a  thousand  electric  lights,  which  are  so  arranged  as  to  permit  of  no  shadow  around 
the    arena. 

Immediately  behind  the  ring  building  the  land  is  divided  into  e.Ktensive  pastures  and 
paddocks,  the  main  pasture  being  many  hundreds  of  acres  in  extent,  and  on  the  higher  ground 
excellently  wooded,  so  as  to  provide  a  shady  retreat  for  the  stock  turned  out.  These  pad- 
docks, stretching  from  the  main  road  on  the  one  hand  away  across  to  the  lake  drive  on  the 
western  edge  of  the  estate,  take  in  some  of  the  best  grass  land  on  the  property,  and  the  rolling 
nature  of  the  country  is  such  as  to  afford  the  requisite  exercise  to  the  stock  as  they  browse  on 
the  slopes. 

THE    STALLIONS. 

The  stallions  though  the  last  to  be  described,  are  in  reality  the  most  sought  after  of  all 
the  stock  at  the  farms.  Matchless,  the  "  King  of  the  Harem,"  is  the  most  famous  son  of 
Danegelt  perhaps  that  it  will  ever  be  the  privilege  of  Americans  to  behold,  and  indeed 
he  is  granted  this  high  position  even  in  the  estimation  of  the  leading  Hackney  breeders  of 
England,  as  there  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts  and  other  English 
breeders  of  equal  note  seriously  considered  the  advisability  of  making  a  liberal  offer  for  this 
horse  in  order  to  take  him  back  to  England  immediately  after  the  close  of  the  last  show  held 
in  Madison  Square  Garden.  The  horse,  however,  was  disposed  of  by  private  sale  to  his  present 
owner  by  Mr.  Henry  Fairfax,  of  Virginia,  at  a  price  which  no  more  than  places  him  before  the 
world  at  his  true  value;  therefore  Dr.  Webb  may  be  said  to  have  obtained  in  Matchless  an 
excellent  bargain,  and  one  from  which  he  should  reap  untold  benefits.  Matchless  of  Londes- 
borough,  is  a  magnificent  dark  chestnut  horse  with  the  most  wonderful  conformation  and  beauty 
lines  that  a  critic  could  expect  to  find  in  one  animal.  He  has  a  truly  noble  outlook,  his  head  being 
particularly  sweet  and  intelligent-looking.  It  is  attached  to  a  neck  which  some  might  describe 
as  slightly  thicker  than  necessary,  but  the  neck  carries  a  graceful  crest,  and  when  the  horse  is 
in  action,  it  holds  the  head  poised  in  that  delightful  alert  manner  so  pleasing  to  experienced 
judges  of  the  Hackney.  The  shoulders  are  perhaps  as  grand  and  as  well  fitted  as  ever  carried 
in  the  forehand  of  a  horse,  while  the  level  back,  well  muscled  loin,  and  beautifully  arched 
quarter,  with  well  sprung  dock  in  just  the  correct  position,  are  such  pronounced  points  of 
excellence  in  this  animal,  that  there  is  little  wonder  he  has  proved  himself  so  well  able  to 
stamp  his  characteristics  upon  all  his  progeny.  The  middle  piece  may  be  said  by  some  judges 
to  be  a  little  long,  but  he  is  well  put  together,  and  the  couplings  are  as  they  should  be  in  a 
horse  of  his  size.  His  girth  is  immense,  arms  and  thighs  really  wonderful,  and  he  takes  the 
tape  tight  below  the  knee  at  8|  while  below  the  hock,  over  grand  fiat  bone  and 
rope-like  tendons,  he  measures  slightly  better  than  9.',  inches.  The  pasterns  are  of 
correct  length,  slope,  and  stoutness,  whilst  his  feet — and  I  mean  not  one,  but  the  whole  set — 


are  open  to  the  closest  scrutiny,  in  wet  weather  or  dry,  for  clean  they  certainly  are,  and 
"  sound"  is  the  only  word  that  describes  them.  This  horse  instantaneously  secures  the  atten- 
tion and  admiration  of  every  beholder,  no  matter  under  what  circumstances  he  is  seen,  and  to 
say  that  he  is  a  most  worthy  scion  of  a  distinguished  race  is  to  accord  to  him  but  the  one 
hundredth  part  of  the  praise  which  is  rightly  his  due.  For  detailed  description  of  this  horse's 
pedigree,  and  indeed  of  all  others  mentioned  in  this  article,  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  body 
of  the  catalogue,  where  space  is  afforded  for  the  extension  of  such  matter. 

The  next  in  order  is  the  Hackney  stallion  Courier,  who  also  has  many  friends  among 
members  of  the  Hackney  breeding  fraternity.  He  is  what  we  might  safely  call  a  "great" 
horse,  with  "  tremendous  "  action,  and  he  moves  with  all  the  fire  and  dash  so  peculiar  to  the 
best  sons  of  Canvasser  his  celebrated  sire.  To  get  size  with  action  and  great  courage  this  is 
certainly  the  animal  to  use,  for  he  is  bred  for  size,  his  sire  being  a  big  one,  and  his  dam  being  a 
daughter  of  Cannon  Ball,  another  animal  in  the  sixteen-hand  class  or  thereabouts.  Courier's 
get  to  be  seen  at  Shelburne  are  among  the  highest  and  most  electric  goers  on  the  place,  and 
breeders  eager  for  future  show-ring  honors  should  make  up  their  minds  now  if  they  wish  to 
stop  sure  winners  entering  the  field  against  them. 

With  regard  to  that  beautiful  individual — now  gone  from  this  stud — Brown  Fashion,  it 
would  be  gross  injustice  to  leave  him  out  of  this  description,  for  surely  no  stallion  has  more 
pleasing  progeny  than  he  at  this  establishment.  His  sons  and  daughters  are  truly  beautifully 
put  together,  and  he  has  proved  his  worth  by  the  number  of  grand  foals  he  has  got  from  all 
kinds  of  mares.  The  lucky  owner  of  this  much  talked  of  horse — Mr.  Henry  T.  Cooke,  of  Sag 
Harbor,  Long  Island,  can  rest  assured  that  in  him  he  has  secured  a  really  fine  representative 
on  which  to  pin  his  faith  for  future  greatness  in  the  horse-breeding  world.  Brown  Fashion, 
though  only  rich  in  Hackney  blood  on  his  sire's  side,  possesses  all  the  true  Hackney  conforma- 
tion with  action  combined,  and  he  may  be  said  to  carry  the  most  beautiful  coat  and  color  ever 
seen  in  the  show-ring,  while  to  this  may  be  added  the  assertion  that  he  is  also  blessed  with  an 
unusual  amount  of  quality  for  which  I  presume  we  must  give  credit  to  his  dam.  His  daughter 
Czarevna  has,  I  understand,  developed  into  a  living  wonder  as  far  as  hind  action  is  concerned, 
and  she  has  such  a  way  of  going  in  all  harness  that  her  present  owner  has  placed  a  tremendous 
price  upon  her.  Well,  Shelburne  Farms  is  not  short  of  other  Czarevnas  by  this  stallion — 
there  are  numbers  of  them  here  in  infancy,  and  in  years  to  come  I  shall  not  be  surprised  if 
seekers  after  real  '•clinkers"  follow  the  get  of  Brown  Fashion  until  money  ceases  to  be 
an  object. 

Accident,  a  charming  black  brown  horse  a  little  over  the  15-hand  mark,  sired  by  Black 
Auster,  son  of  Comet  a  grandson  of  Rickell's  St.  Giles,  and  dam  Portia,  a  celebrated  daughter 
of  that  once  famous  but  mysterious  English  horse  Bay  President,  is  not  now  at  Shelburne  Stud, 
he  having  been  presented  by  Dr.  Webb  to  one  of  the  towns  of  Vermont  with  the  hope  that 
the  farmers  will  breed  their  mares  to  him  at  nominal  price,  and  thus  secure  a  more  valuable 
class  of  animal  for  general  purposes  than  they  can  ever  obtain  by  the  use  of  cheap  trotting 
stallions,  the  best  trotters  being  above  their  means. 

Rocket  is  a  superb  little  black  horse  of  excellent  conformation  and  with  an  exceedingly 
pretty  way  of  going.  He  has  a  number  of  prizes  to  his  credit  and  he  has  such  a  showy  manner 
of  keeping  his  good  points  before  the  judges  that  they  never  fail  to  give  him  a  friendly  nod, 
even  if  they  do  not  get  enthusiastic  over  him. 

The  trotting  sires  Almont  Wilkes  and  Ormond  (the  latter  now  in  the  possession  of  a 
gentleman   in  the  vicinity)  are  each  wonderful  in   their  different  types,  but  their  excellence 

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( Interior  J 
Shelburne  Farms,    Vt. 


is  so  universally  admitted,  and  tlie  names  of  their  immediate  progenitors  are  such  household 
words,  that  it  is  only  necessary  to  predict  a  successful  career  for  both  in  the  stud,  and  future 
renown  through  the  performances  of  their  progeny  on  the  speedy  tracks  of  the  country.  It  is 
to  their  excellence  as  getters  of  fine  stock  that  Dr.  Webb  now  owes  the  possession  of  so  many 
fine  fillies  which  he  intends  to  breed  to  Hackney  stallions  for  the  purpose  of  proving  his 
argument  that  such  a  cross  will  beget  speedy  horses  with  all  the  grand  points  of  the  Hackney 
toned  down  so  as  to  present  a  salable  and  really  useful  light  animal.  The  foals  of  this  cross 
are  certainly  all  that  can  be  desired,  and  I  have  great  hopes  of  the  ultimate  success  of  this 
e.xperiment,  as  I  also  undoubtedly  have  with  regard  to  the  crossing  of  the  Hacknej'  on  to  the 
right  sort  of  thoroughbred  mares  in  whose  families  there  runs  a  strain  of  blood  which  begets 
a  little  action  combined  with  depth  through  the  heart,  short  backs,  and  well  muscled  arms  and 
thighs.  Here  is  where  the  courage  will  come,  and  while  perhaps  there  may  not  be  a  high- 
acting  prize  every  time,  yet  these  will  come  oftener  among  the  progeny  of  the  daughters  of 
such  thoroughbred  mares,  which  is  equivalent  to  saying  :  "  See  that  the  thoroughbred  is  the 
second  remove  on  the  dam's  side." 

With  this  rather  incomplete  description  we  can  afford  to  close  the  story  of  Shelburne 
Farms  and  the  Stud,  which  easily  takes  rank  among  the  leading  horse-breeding  establishments. 
It  is  particularly  pleasing  to  find  an  enterprise  of  this  kind  carried  to  a  finish,  having  all 
the  different  departments  so  complete  in  themselves  and  with  such  ample  provision  for  the 
vast  increase  of  stock  which  is  sure  to  take  place.  Nothing  has  been  left  undone  as  far  as 
facilities  are  concerned,  and  success  must  result. 

A.    H.   G. 


THE   SHELBUK.Nt   i'AKMS    PALACE    HORbE-CAK. 


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No.  I. 


MATCHLESS    OF    LONDESBORO'    18    1517). 

CHESTiNfUT,  Star,  snip,  4  white  legs,  Height  15.3.      Foaled   1884. 


Sire,  DANEGELT  (174),  by  Denmark 
177,  hy  Sir  Charles  768,  by  Per- 
former 550,  by  Phenomenon  573,  by 
Wildfire  864,  by  Fireavvay  20S,  by 
FiREAWAY  203,  by  Fireaway  20  r,  by 
Driver  187,  by  Shales — The  Origi- 
nal 699,  by  Blaze,  by  Flyinc  Chil- 
ders,  by  Darley  Arabian. 


Dam,  (463)  LADY  LYONS,  by  Lord 
Lyons  419,  by  King  Charley  390. 

G.dain,  Flora,  by  Sir  Charles  768,  by  Per- 
former 550. 


Breeder,   N.   S.    Brough,  Londesborough  Wold,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 

Imported  1888  by  Mr.  Henry  Fairfax,  Aldie,  Loudoun  Co.,  Va.,  from  whom  the  horse  was  purchased  by 

present  owner  in  1891. 


Prizes. — In  1884,  First  Prize,  Melbourne. 

First  Prize,  Escrick. 

First  Prize,  Budvvitli. 

First  Prize,  Gilberdyke. 

Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton 

Second  Prize,  Heminborough. 
In  1885,  First  Prize,  Escrick  (only  time  shown) 
In  1886,  First  Prize,  Beverley. 

First  Prize,  Hull. 

Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton 

First  Prize,  Pocklington. 

Second  Prize,  Melbourne. 
In  1887,  First  Prize,  Otley. 


In  1887,  First  Prize,  Beverley. 

First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

First  Prize,  Melbourne. 

Second  Prize,  Cottingham. 
In  1888,  First  Prize,  Nottingham. 

First  Prize,  Brussels,  Belgium. 

First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

First  Prize,  Cottingham. 
In  1889,  First  Prize,  Boston,  Mass. 
In  i8go.  First  Prize,  New  York  (over  15  hands), 

Champion  Prize,  New  York. 
In  1 891,  First  Prize,  New  York  (stallion  and  get). 
In  1892,  First  Prize,  New  York  (stallion  and  get). 


Description. — This  superb  animal,  allowed  by  all  good  judges  to  be  one  of  the  best  specimens' of  his 
breed,  presents  a  combination  of  all  the  peculiar  points  characteristic  of  a  perfect  Hackney  sire.  The 
head  is  excellently  formed,  and  shows  unusual  intelligence,  and  it  is  gracefully  carried  on  a  finely 
arched  neck,  which  runs  into  a  pair  of  grand  shoulders,  set  sloping  and  very  wide  apart,  giving  to  the 
horse  a  deep  chest  and  great  girth.  The  barrel  is  nicely  rounded,  and  the  ribs  stand  well  out,  running 
back  to  a  close  coupling.  The  quarters  are  "  Matchless'  quarters," — a  phrase  often  used  in  describing  his 
progeny — being  well  set  up  and  level  on  top,  with  a  graceful  curve  down  to  a  strongly  muscled  lower 
thigh  ;  there  being  a  good  length  from  point  of  hip  to  hock,  and  the  latter  well  let  down.  His  bone  is  of 
the  best  quality,  and  measures  fully  8J  inches  below  the  knee  and  slightly  over  9J  below  the  hock. 
The  feet  are  beautifully  formed  and  absolutely  sound.  In  action  Matchless  easily  secures  the  attention 
and  admiration  of  all  beholders  by  reason  of  the  proud  manner  in  which  he  carries  himself  at  the  walk, 
and  the  exceeding  grace  which  he  displays  when  extended  at  the  height  of  his  speed. 

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Jtoiii  ii!i  paiiimr^  t'\   Geo.  S.  Riclhxrdion. 

Imp.  MATCHLESS  OF  LONDESBORO' 

18  (f5l7) 

Foaled  1884.  Color,   Chestnut.  Height,  15.3  hands. 

U'iinirr  of  l\cc>ity-onc  First  and  Saoiid  Prhcs  in  Eni^land  and  Belgium,  and  Four  J-'irst  Prises  in  Aineriea, 

including  Championship  Prize  at  Neiv  York,  i8go,  and  First  Prize  in  class  for  Stallion  and  get  at 

Nexv  York  November  Shows,  iSgi  and  i8g2. 

Bred  />v  iV.  S.  Broi/gh,  Londcslwrough  Wold,  Yorks.,  England.     Property  of  Win.  S.  Webb,  Shelburne  Farms, 

Shelburnc,  Vt.     Imported  by  Mr.  Henry  Fairfax,  Aldie,  Loudoun  Co.,  Fa. 


Matchless  of  Londesboro'  (continued). 

Matchless  may  be  safely  credited  with  being  the  sire  of  the  greatest  number  of  foals  of  any  Hackney 
stallion  now  in  the  United  States.  Of  his  sons  the  chestnut  four-year-old  Cannyman,  out  of  Patience  (dam 
of  Ganymede),  by  Cook's  Phenomenon,  is  generally  regarded  as  a  coming  champion  in  England,  while 
Enthorpe  Performer,  1 18  (2973)  (recently  imported),  has  been  awarded  the  following  prizes  : 


In  England,  1891. 
First  Prize,  Doncaster. 
Reserve  for  Championship,  Doncaster. 
First  Prize,  "  Great  Yorkshire,"  Bradford. 
Second  Prize,  Hackney  Show,  London. 
First  Prize,  Driffield. 
First  Prize,  Otley. 
First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 


1893. 
First  Prize,  Beverley  (all  ages). 
First  Prize,  Driffield. 

Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton  (all  ages). 
Second  Prize,  Doncaster  (all  ages). 


And  another  son.  Berserker,  16  (2366),  out  of  Lady  Bursea  by  Wildfire  (1224),  was  awarded  First  Prize  at 
the  Spring  (1892)  Exhibition  of  the  United  States  Horse  &  Cattle  Ass"n,  and  at  the  Fall  Exhibition  of  the 
National  Horse  Show  Association  (same  year),  and  will  be  remembered  as  the  young  stallion  who  created 
such  a  sensation  by  reason  of  his  phenomenal  action  when  he  appeared  with  his  sire  at  the  New  York 
Shows  held  in  Madison  Square  Garden  in  the  fall  of  1891  and  1892.  Notwithstanding  that  the  get  of 
Matchless  are  the  produce  of  all  sorts  of  mares,  they  all  closely  resemble  him  in  head,  hind  quarters,  and 
markings.  To  further  demonstrate  his  extraordinary  prepotency  it  is  only  necessary  to  mention  the  fact 
that  this  horse  has 

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\  I'henomenon  (Kamsdnlc's)  573  liy  Wildtiru  S64 

/  5th  dam  liy  Merrylegs  (Lund's)  449  by  Pfrfurnier  547 

\  Merrylegs  (Lund's)  449  by  Performer  547 

\  5th  dam  by  Alfkki)  by  FiLHO  De  Puta 


Z2.        3d  dam 


Merryman 
(Wilkinson's)  1310 


i  Merrylegs  (Lund's) 449  l)y  Performer  (Ramsdale's)  547 
(  5th  dam  by  Fireavvay  208  by  Fireaway  203 


4th  dam 


Wildfire 
(Ramsdale's)  S67 


(  Fireaway  (Burgess')  208  by  Fireaway  (West's)  203 
'(  5th  dam  by  Alt,  Fi)I_'RS  by  Hyperion 

fOrey  Wildfire  (Ramsdale's)  865  by  W^fire  864 
(  5th  dam  by  Black  Overton  by  Alexander 


(Rickell's)  687    1   „  .        ^ 

Priory  Lass 


Napoleon 

(Rickeir?)  465 


4th  dam 


(  Merrylegs  (I>und's)  449  by  Performer  547 

/  5th  dam  by  Wildfire  (Ramsdale's)  S64  by  Fireaway  208 

i  Scott's  Roan  Horse  1 147  by  Shakespeare  698 

/  5th  dam  by  Merrylegs  (Lund's)  549  by  Performer  547 

(  Brown  Shales  (llewson's)  102  by  Black  Shales  S3 

/  5th  dam  by  Grey  .A.tlas  330  by  Performer  547 


King  Charley  392 


Charlie  (Smith's 
129 


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Lord  Derby 
(Leake's)  415 


4th  (lam 


I  j  Performer  (Taylor's)  550  by  Phenomenon  573 
I  (  5th  dam  by  Fireaway  (Ramsdale's)  222  by  Fireaway  208. 
TSt.  Giles  (liiiikeli^)  eSyliy  \\'ildfire"(Ramsclale^^)  867  "^ 
(  5th  dam  by  Fireaway  (Tasker's)  967  by  Fireaway  222 
(  Performer  (Scott's)  549  by  Atlas  (P.  Ramsdale's)  S92 
/  5th  dam  by  Joseph  .Andrew  (Leake's)  1016 


Performer 

(Taylor's)  550 


\  Pelliser 

'/  5th  dam  by  Venture  by  Haphazard 

(  Phenomenon  (Ramsdale's)  573  by  Wildfire  864 

/  5th  dam  by  Merrylegs  (Lund's)  449  by  Performer  547 


(Beal'sl  768    1     .,    , 
^  I  4th  dam 


(  Merrylegs  (Lund's)  449  by  Performer  547 
"(  5th  dam  by  Al.iRl'H  by  Fii.iiii  De  Pita 


Matchless  of  Londesboro'  (continued). 


Breeding. — If  ever  an  animal  was  bred  for  stud  purposes,  surely  Matchless  can  claim  to  be  so, 
for  his  sire  Danegelt  is  generally  allowed  to  be  the  most  renowned  son  of  Denmark,  and  is  now  at  the  top 
of  the  list  of  prepotent  sires  of  England,  if  we  may  judge  from  the  following  comparative  statement, 
copied  from  London  Live  Stock  Journal's  Report  of  London  shows  1890  and  1891  : 


Confidence  (15S)  (dead) 

Danegelt  (174) 

Cadet  (1257) 

Lord  Derby  II.  (417)  (dead) 

Reality  (665) 

Rufus  (1343)  (dead) 

Vigorous  (1215) 

Connaught  (1453) 

Great  Shot  (329) 

Matchless  iS  (1517) 


1867 
1879 


1871 
1875 


1875 


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5th 

1st 
4th 
7i 
gth 
2d 
3-j 
6th 
8th 


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Danegelt,  the  sire  of  Matchless  has  to  his  credit  no  less  than  thirteen  First,  Second,  and  Third  prizes 
won  in  the  English  show  ring,  is  sire  of  the  English  champion  mare  Ophelia  and  a  vast  number  of  mares 
and  stallions  with  a  long  list  of  honors  taken  in  competition  with  representatives  of  the  best  Hackney 
strains.  Danegelt  has  recently  become  the  property  of  one  of  the  leading  Hackney  breeders,  Mr.  Walter 
Gilbey,  of  Elsenham  Hall,  Essex,  who  purchased  the  horse  for;^5,ooo. 

Denmark,  his  grandsire  won  twelve  First  prizes  between  1865  and  1876,  including  First  prize  at 
Scarborough  for  the  three  years,  '65  '(>•]  and  '69,  and  First  prize  at  Bridlington,  Yorkshire,  in  1866,  '69,  '71, 
'74,  '75,  and  has  been  credited  as  being  first  on  the  list  of  sires  of  prize-winning  mares,  and  second  on  the 
list  of  prize-winning  stallions.  It  is  now  commonly  reported'  that  England  is  being  scoured  for  the 
progeny  of  Denmark  and  Danegelt,  for  experience  has  amply  demonstrated  that  this  strain  of  Hackney 
blood  is  the  most  to  be  desired  if  prize-winning  stock  is  to  be  expected. 

Lady  Lyons,  the  dam  of  Matchless  (owned  by  Mr.  W.  Burdett-Coutts),  has  produced  nothing  but 
prize  winners.  Matchless,  her  first  (see  prize  list  given  below).  Copenhagen,  a  full  brother,  won  several 
several  prizes  in  1888  and  was  then  sold  to  the  Chilian  Government  for  ^500,  at  three  years  old.  The 
third,  a  chestnut  filly  Florrie,  won  three  First  and  two  Second  prizes,  and  died  in  her  yearling  form.  The 
fourth  foal.  Belle  Lyons,  was  placed  reserve  to  champion  at  London  in  1889  and  took  Second  prize  at 
Windsor  "  Royal "  same  year,  and  is  now  one  of  the  most  highly  esteemed  mares  at  Shelburne  Farms 
Stud.  Beau  Lyons,  the  fifth  foal  took  three  First  prizes  as  a  yearling,  and  was  also  winner  in  his  class  at 
the  New  York  Show  of  iSgi. 


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No.  2.  Hackney  Stallions. 

BROWN     FASHION     1       1628). 

Brown   Stalltox,   Height  15.1.      Foaled  1SS6. 

Sire.  CONFIDENXE  (D'Oyly's)  (15S).  Dam,  MISS  ADDIE  (thoroughbred). 

Breeder,  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,   London,  Eng. 

Imported    by    owner    from    breeder,    July,    1890. 


Prizes. —  1SS8,  Highly  commended,  Mackney  Horse  Society'.s  Show,  Agricultural  Hall,  London,  En^ 
1S89,  Third  Prize,  Hackney  Horse  Society's  Show,  Agricultural  Hall,  London. 
1890,  V.  H.  C,  New  York. 


Description. —  Brown  Fashion  is  an  extremely  fascinating  horse  of  the  true  Hackney  type,  permeated 
with  excessive  quality,  seldom  seen  in  this  breed  unless  the  specimen  is  nearly  related  on  one  side  or  the 
other  to  the  Thoroughbred.  This,  as  will  be  seen,  is  exactly  the  case  with  Brown  Fashion.  He  possesses 
the  most  brilliant  coat  and  color  that  it  is  possible  to  find,  and,  with  his  beautiful  head  and  all-round  grand 
action,  he  may  be  said  to  present  to  the  onlooker  a  perfect  picture.  His  shoulders  slope  magnificently, 
leaving  lots  of  room  between  for  the  chest  and  heart,  the  middle  piece  and  hind-quarters  being  splendidly 
turned,  and  the  whole  set  upon  the  best  of  legs,  which  in  front  show  a  dash  and  style  hard  to  equal,  while 
those  behind  come  well  under  and  assist  him  in  keeping  up  the  sensation  which  his  appearance  in  the 
ring  always  creates. 

Brown  Fashion  is  peculiarly  adapted  for  crossing  with  big  plain  mares,  as  is  amply  proved  by  his 
get  now  to  be  seen  among  the  most  promising  foals  at  Shelburne  and  elsewhere.  (See  Cozette,  page  61, 
and  Charm,  page  63.) 


Breeding. — The  breeding  of  this  splendid  horse  is  very  interesting,  for  the  reason  that,  looking  at  him 
as  he  stands  to-day,  a  perfectly  shaped  Hackney,  very  few  judges  could  tell  that  his  dam  was  a  Thorough- 
bred mare,  unless,  perhaps,  a  critical  examination  was  made  of  the  bone  below  the  knee,  when  its  fine 
quality  would  pronounce  him  very  near  to  "  blood."  His  dam,  Miss  Addie,  is  described  as  a  small,  blood- 
like mare,  exquisitely  turned,  with  limbs,  at  fourteen  years  old,  as  hard  as  iron,  and  possessing  perhaps 
slightly  more  action  than  would  do  for  racing.  She  was,  undoubtedly,  the  very  mare  to  breed  to  old 
Confidence  158,  to  reproduce  all  his  points  of  excellence,  and  she  certainly  has  done  this  to  perfection  by 
giving  us  such  a  gentleman  as  Brown  Fashion.  Confidence,  when  put  to  the  right  sort  of  mares,  bred  an 
immense  number  of  horses,  which  for  years  have  carried  everything  before  them  in  the  English  Show 
Ring,  and  it  is  the  record  thus  made  that  places  the  old  horse  so  high  in  the  estimation  of  the  leaders  of 
the  fancy.  It  is  generally  acknowledged  that  Confidence  has  been  a  mine  of  wealth  to  his  owners,  and  if 
it  can  be  said  of  old  Fireaway  249  that  villages  have  been  built  by  him,  surely  towns  owe  their  present 
financial  standing  to  D'Oyly's  Confidence.  This  great  old  horse  has  a  most  worthy  son  in  that  brilliant 
prize-taker,  "  Fashion,"  so  well  known  to  the  American  public. 

Note. — Brown  Fashion  left  this  stud  in  December  last,  being  transferred  to  Mr.  James  T.  Hyde,  of 
New  York.  The  horse  has  since  passed  into  the  possession  of  Mr.  Henry  T.  Cooke,  of  Sag  Harbor,  Long 
Island,  N.  Y. 

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No.  3. 


Hackney  Stallions. 


ACCIDENT    2    (1691). 

Brown  Stallion,  Height  15.     Foaled  1886. 


Sire,   BLACK  AUSTER  (1430),  by 

Comet  151,  by  Eclipse  191,  by 
St.  Giles  (Rickell's)  687. 
Comet's  dam,  by  Prickwillow 
624,  by  Performer  (Taylor's) 
550.  Comet's  grandam,  by  Over- 
ton (thoroughbred). 

G.dam,  117  Fuigal,  by  Fuigal  (thoroughbred). 

G.-G.dam,  Evening  Star  (opposite). 


Dam,  (287)  PORTIA,  by  Bay  Pre.sident. 
G.dam,  99  Evening  Star,  by  Wildfire  (Cook's) 

886. 
G.-G.dam,  Jet,  by  Fireaway  (Ramsdale's)  222,  by 
FiREAWAY  (Burgess')  208. 


Breeder,   Thomas  Cook,    Yorkshire,   Eng. 


Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Prizes. — First  Prize  and  Gold  Medal,  Paris  Exhibition,  1889. 


Description. — This  is  a  nicely  topped  animal,  of  symmetrical  form,  well  rounded,  with  good  shoulders 
and  short  flat  legs  that  show  splendid  bone.  In  action  he  goes  perfectly  straight  and  true,  and  only 
needs  a  little  more  brightness  of  color  to  show  off  the  immense  amount  of  quality  which  he  is  the  possessor 
of.  Accident  is  without  doubt  a  grand  horse  to  cross  with  mares  of  rougher  exterior,  and  has  a  grand 
field  of  usefulness  in  the  district  to  which  he  has  been  sent  by  his  owner  without  cost  to  the  community, 
and  he  will  undoubtedly  make  a  great  local  reputation  for  himself. 

Breeding. — Accident's  breeding  is  rather  peculiar  in  that  his  great-grandam  on  his  sire's  side  is  also 
his  grandam  in  the  maternal  line.  His  sire,  Black  Auster,  was  a  great  prize-winner,  while  his  ancestors, 
Comet,  Eclipse,  and  Rickell's  St.  Giles  are  among  the  best  known  of  any  horses  whose  names  are  mentioned 
in  Hackney  pedigrees.  There  is  some  "blood"  on  the  sire's  side,  for  Black  Auster's  dam  was  by  the 
thoroughbred  horse  Fuigal,  and  the  grandam  of  Comet  had  for  her  sire  the  horse  Overton,  likewise 
thoroughbred. 

Accident's  dam,  287  Portia,  took  first  honors  at  some  of  the  most  prominent  shows  in  England,  and 
in  the  very  strongest  company,  the  quality  of  which  can  be  understood  when  we  mention  such  shows  as 
those  held  at  Doncaster,  Driffield,  Market  Weighton,  the  Royal,  and  Great  Yorkshire.  In  this  pedigree 
occurs  the  name  of  that  mysterious  Yorkshire  "show"  horse,  Bay  President,  an  animal  who  could 
generally  win  all  before  him  when  properly  shown,  and  who  was  really  the  only  great  opponent  to  that 
most  celebrated  of  Hackney  stallions,  Trififit's  Fireaway.  In  an  extended  pedigree  which  was  recently 
furnished  by  the  Secretary  of  the  English  Hackney  Society,  we  find  that  this  horse  was  sired  by  President 
Junior,  who  was  got  out  of  a  Lottery  mare  by  the  original  Bay  President  (thoroughbred).  More  or  less 
confusion  has  been  occasioned  in  consequence  of  the  name  Bay  President  being  printed  in  italics  in  the 
pedigrees  of  a  number  of  horses  mentioned  in  the  English  Hackney  stud  book,  who  could  not  by  any 
possibility  be  sired  by  the  thoroughbred,  although  the  italics  would  seem  to  indicate  that  they  were. 
This  is  rather  unfortunate,  because  the  Hackney  Bay  President  (grandson  of  the  old  thoroughbred  of  same 
name)  was  really  a  beautiful  type  of  real  "nag,"  and  the  most  experienced  Hackney  breeders  of  England 
will  to-day  readily  breed  their  grandest  mares  to  his  sons,  for  they  know  that  therein  lies  quality,  and 
quality  with  tremendous  action  is  what  catches  the  market. 

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No.  4.  Hackney  Stallions. 

COURIER    3   (1751). 

Bay   Staluun,   Height   i6.      Foaled  1887. 

Sire,   CANVASSER  (114),  black;  height,  15.2;  Dam.  (479)  MAY    DAY,   by  Caxxux 

by  Confidence  (15S).  Ball  113,  by  (Ireat  Gun  325. 

GJdiii,  327  Spot  (the  dam  of  Magpie  and 
MovFMEN  r),  by  Premier  327. 

Breeder,  Mr.   C.    E.  Cuuke,  Litcham,  Swaftham,   Norfolk,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Descriptio)!. — Courier  is  a  horse  that  has  realized  all  the  hopes  and  expectations  of  his  breeder  and 
various  owners,  for  he  has  grown  into  a  magnificent,  large  and  powerful  animal,  with  the  most  tremen- 
dous action  that  has  ever  been  seen  in  this  country  ;  in  fact,  it  is  terrific,  for  as  he  rushes  over  the 
measured  mile  at  a  three-minute  clip  his  shoulders  seem  to  move  like  the  wheels  of  an  engine  :  and  he 
shoots  his  hocks  so  far  under  his  body'  that  his  great  weight  is  well  balanced,  while  the  fore-legs  are 
bent  with  a  snap  and  then  sent  out  with  a  brilliancy  which  is  extremely  fascinating.  Walking  or  at  rest, 
this  horse  presents  to  the  eye  a  picture  of  almost  the  true  coaching  stallion,  as  he  combines  all  the  fine 
points  of  the  Cleveland  Bay  and  the  French  Coacher  with  the  highest  kind  of  Hackney  action  added, 
and  being  full  16  hands  in  height,  and  of  unequalled  courage,  he  is  peculiarly  adapted  to  getting  fine 
big  colts  with  substance  and  action   from  all  kinds  of  medium  and  small  sized  mares. 


Breeding. — To  account  for  the  phenomenal  gait  of  this  horse,  it  is  only  necessary  to  refer  to  the 
fact  that  his  sire.  Canvasser,  was  thought  good  enough  by  the  representatives  of  the  Italian  Government 
to  form  one  of  a  batch  of  choice  Hackney  stallions  sent  to  Italy  in  1888  as  the  most  desirable  horses  to 
beget  a  race  of  animals  with  high  action,  and  that  his  grandsire,  old  Confidence,  stands  without  a 
rival  in  the  estimation  of  Hackney  breeders.  Credit  must  also  be  given  to  Movement,  the  dam  of  Can- 
vasser, the  finest-actioned  mare  that  was  ever  shown  in  a  ring,  and  a  daughter  of  Washington,  whose  sire 
was  that  American  horse.  Shepherd  F.  Knapp,  a  trotter  unsurpassed  for  pace  and  style,  and  winner  of 
many  prizes  in  England.  Courier's  great  size  is  traceable  to  his  grandsire  on  the  dam's  side.  Cannon  Ball, 
who  was  an  immense  horse,  and  the  son  of  another  i6-hand  animal.  Great  Gun,  who  conies  of  a  long  strain 
of  big  ones,  all  great  goers,  and  noted  for  their  prepotency.  That  Courier  is  well  fitted  to  sustain  the 
reputation  of  his  predecessors  has  been  amply  proved  by  his  progeny,  all  the  foals  showing  high  knee 
action  and   early  development. 


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No.  5.  Hackney  Stallions. 

ROCKET    III.,  5  (2662). 

Black  Stallion, //(^/V///  14.  i.     J^oa/ed  188  y. 

Sire,  CONFIDENCE  (158).  Dam,  (1449)  BLACKIE,  by  Kinx.  Cole 

(2130.) 
Breeder,  R.  Allen,  St.  Germans. 

Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  W.  Burdett-Coutts' Brookfield  Stud,  October,  1890. 


Prizes. — In  1890,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (under  14. i). 
In  1 891,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (under  14.3). 

In  1892,  at  New  York  Open-Air  Sliow,  Second  Prize  (under  14.3);  First  Prize  (over  12. i). 
In  1892,  at  New  York  National  Sliow,  Second  Prize  (under  15  hands)  ;  First  Prize  (under  14.1). 
In  1892,  at  Piiiladelpliia,  Second  Prize  (under  15  hands). 


Breeding  and  Descriptioti. — This  is  a  really  grand  little  horse,  just  a  bit  too  large  to  be  included  in  the 
pony  class.  His  conformation  is  that  of  a  true  Hackney,  and  his  action  is  high  and  brilliant.  Rocket 
fills  the  eye  of  a  lover  of  the  "  blocky  "  sort,  and  is  a  grand  cob  of  great  substance,  with  good  bone  and 
splendid  manners  for  work  under  the  saddle.  For  breeding  to  pony  mares  of  the  ordinary  sort,  without 
any  particular  claims  to  action  or  quality,  he  will  make  an  excellent  cross,  while  from  mares  with  French 
Coach  blood,  or  Maine-bred  mares,  he  should  beget  horses  much  bigger  than  himself,  with  the  roading 
qualities  and  endurance  of  the  dams. 


SPROTBRO    FASHION  4    2277). 

Black  Stallion,  Height  15.      Foaled  1886. 

Sire,  CHARLEY  FIREAWAY,  (131)  Dam,  by  Perfection  (541). 

by  FiREAWAV  (Triffit's).  G.dam,  by  Performer. 

Breeder,  Mr.  W.  B.  Wayman,  Hillrow,  Cambs.,  Eng. 

Imported  by  Galbr.^ith  Bros.,  Janesville,  Wis.,  from  Henry  Elwis,  Sprotbro,  Doncaster,  October,  i{ 


Prizes. — In  1890,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (class  under  15  hands). 
In  1891,  at  New  York,  highly  commended  (class  under  15.2). 

In  1892,  at  New  York:   Second  Prize  (under  15  hands).     Second  Prize  (Pair  High-steppers). 
First  Prize  (Pair  under  16  hands).      Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 


Description. — This  horse,  being  no  longer  entire,  should  hardly  be  included  in  this  catalogue  among 
the  stallions,  but  he  is  so  well  known  in  the  show  ring,  and  possesses  such  an  unusual  amount  of  quality, 
that  a  few  remarks  about  him  may  not  be  considered  out  of  place.  In  color,  a  brilliant  black,  with  small 
white  star  in  forehead  ;  in  size,  not  over  15  hands,  with  a  very  pleasing  manner  of  going  in  front  ;  he  is  the 
ideal  tandem  leader  or  show  horse  in  single  harness,  and  if  kept  in  show-ring  condition  will  take  higher 
honors  in  the  future  than  he  did  in  the  stallion  classes  when  shown  to  halter,  although  in  that  sphere  he 
carried  off  quite  a  number  of  rosettes,  while  his  sire,  Charley  Fireaway,  took  first  prize  and  medal  at  Long 
Sutton  in  1885,  besides  a  number  at  Cleckheaton  and  other  shows  in  England  ;  and  the  grandam,  a 
celebrated  daughter  of  Performer,  won  no  less  than  eleven  first  prizes  in  large  classes  which  were  open  to 
all  England.  Sprotbro  Fashion  claims,  through  his  sire,  Charley  Fireaway,  the  blood  of  the  most 
famous  Hackney  stallion  that  ever  lived — old  Fireaway  (Trififit's)  249 — of  whom  frequent  mention  is 
made  in  the  notes  on  breeding  of  several  of  the  most  important  animals  recorded  in  this  volume.  To 
account  for  Sprotbro  Fashion's  excessive  quality  we  must  look  to  his  dam,  a  daughter  of  that  celebrated 
stallion,  Utting's  Perfection  541,  who  was  a  son  of  Catton,  a  hor.'^e  pretty  nearly  thoroughbred. 

^,6 


No.  7.  Hackney  Colts  of  1891. 

LORD   LYONS  54. 

(Full  Registered.) 

Dark  Chestnut  Colt,  long  star,  off  hind  fetlock  white.     Foaled   1891. 

Sire,  Imp.  BEAU  LYONS  66  (2357)  by  Dam,  3  (1605)  LADY  ALICE  (Imp.)  (page  42), 

Candidate  920,  by  Denmark  177.  by  Fimber  Fireaway  (14S1). 

GJam,  463  Lady  Lyons,  G.dain,  Bonny,  by  Skerne  Merrvlegs,  by  All 
G  -G-ihiin,  Flora,  by  Sir  Charles  768.  Fours  15. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Roiiarks. — A  fine  bred  colt  and  vcr)'  promising.  He  girths  well,  is  verj'  straight  on  top,  and  has 
prominent  shoulder  running  remarkably  well  back.  If  he  matures  he  will  make  a  stallion  that  should  do 
honor  to  any  stud.  A  half-brother  (Mavro,  page  I'i'),  out  of  Lady  Alice,  speaks  well  for  this  mare  as  never 
failing  to  produce  quality  irrespective  of  the  stallion  she  may  be  stinted  to. 


No.  8. 

TYPHOON    55. 

(Full  Registered.) 
Chestnut  Colt,  crescent,  off  hind  coronet,  and  near  hind  stocking  white.      Foaled  189L 

Sh-e,  Imp.  C0URI1':R  3  (1751  )  (page  35).  Daiii,  13  (1015)  BI^LLE  LYONS  (Imp.) 

(page  48),  by  Canihdaie  920. 
G.daiii,  46  Lady  L\oxs. 
G.-G.Jaiii.  Flora,  liy  Sir  Charles. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Prizes. — In  1892,  at  New  York,  First  Prize  (Best  American  bred). 


Remarks. — This  is  a  long  rangy  colt  with  good  top  line,  neat  quarter,  hocks  well  let  down,  and  is  a 
very  satisfactory  result  of  crossing  the  blood  of  Belle  Lyons — a  smallish  mare  of  great  quality — with  that 
of  a  large  Hackney  strain,  such  as  Courier  belongs  to.  It  will  be  noticed  that  the  dam  of  this  colt  is  full 
sister  to  the  celebrated  imported  stallion,  Beau  Lyons,  who  took  what  was  practically  the  champion  prize 
at  New  York  Show  in  1S91,  immediately  after  his  arri\al  in  this  country. 

No.  9. 

ROMEO     134. 

(Full  Registered.) 

B.w  C(.)L'i',  star,  strip,  snip,  oft  fort'  and  near  hind  legs  white.      Foaled  1S92. 

Sire,  Imp.  BROWN  FASHION  i  (  1628)  Dam,  4  (1510)  DOLL  FIREAWAY  (Imp.) 

(See  page  ^t^).  (See  page  45)  by  Foston  Fireaway  (288). 

Jh-eeder,  Owner. 


Remarks.—  K  strong  upstanding  colt  with  nice  head,  good  wiilc  chest  like  the  dam,  but  following  the 
sire  in  regard  to  <iuality  of  bone  ami  general  make-up  of  legs,  which  are  very  clean  and  on  the  thorough- 
bred order.     Romeo  is  the  sort  of  colt  that  should  please  a  lover  of  snappy  ones. 

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No.  10.  . Hackney  Colts  of  1892. 

MAVRO    132. 

(Full  Registered.) 

Bay  Colt,  irregular  star,  near  hind  fetlocl:  white.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  Imp.  COURIER  3  (1751)  Dam,  3  (1605)  LADY  ALICE  (Imp.)  (page  42) 

(see  page  35).  by  Fimber  Fireaway  (1481) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — A  well-formed  colt  leaning  strongly  to  the  sire  in  the  matter  of  substance  and  strength, 
and  with  action  that,  if  carefully  watched  will  assuredly  develop  into  something  approaching  the  terrific 
o-ait  of  Courier.  This  cross  is  particularly  important  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  the  dam  is  so  rich  in 
quality  and  has  such  a  long  list  of  show-ring  honors  to  her  credit.  An  interesting  comparison  can  be 
made  between  this  colt  and  Lord  Lyons  (page  37),  a  year  older  out  of  the  same  mare. 


No.  II. 

TIP   TOP    135. 

(Full  Registered.) 

Bay  Colt,  star  and  snip,  two  white  stockings  behind.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  Imp.  BROWN   FASHION  i  (1628)  Dam,  15  (2307)  MINNEHAHA  (Imp.) 

(see  page  li)-  (page  49),  by  Candidate  (920). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — Out  of  one  of  the  best  mares  at  Shelburne,  tracing  through  her  dam  to  the  Morgan  blood 
of  Shepherd  F.  Knapp,  this  colt  should  prove  a  veritable  tip-topper,  and  he  will  if  his  present  showing  goes 
for  anything,  for  he  has  all  that  brilliancy  that  his  sire  Brown  Fashion  is  famous  for,  and  is  exceedingly 
well  turned. 

No.  12. 

WIZARD    136. 

(Full  Registered.) 

Bay  Colt,  two  white  heels  behind.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  Imp.  BROWN   FASHION  i  (1628)         Dam,  i  (1287)  MY  FANCY  (Imp.)  (page  39) 

(see  page  33).  by  Denmark  (177). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — A  really  fine  colt — one  of  the  best  of  Brown  Fashion's,  and  another  proof  of  the  advisability 
of  having  the  Denmark-Fireaway  cross  in  your  mare.  In  quality  this  colt  will  excel,  and  as  he  has  now  all 
the  true  Hackney  conformation  there  is  little  doubt  of  his  making  a  stir  when  the  time  comes  for  his 
appearance  before  the  judges. 

No.  13. 

MIDDLEBURY     133. 

(F"ull  Registered.) 
Brown  Colt,  with  blaze  in  face  and  white  feet.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  Imp.  ACCIDENT  2  (1691)  Dam,  12  (633)   DROPPING  WELL  (Imp.) 

(see  page  34).  (page  47)  by  Superior  (1410)- 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — From  such  a  grand  mare  as  Dropping  Well,  daughter  of  Superior,  it  is  not  unreasonable 
to  expect  great  things,  and  it  is  quite  possible  that  this  colt,  in  his  three-  or  four-year-old  form,  will  realize 
the  expectations  of  his  breeder. 

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HACKNEY    MARES. 

No.  14. 

1    (1287)    MY    FANCY. 

Brown   Make,  Hciglit  15.3.      Foaled  18S4. 

Sire,  DENMARK  177.  Dam.\)^  Sir  Garnet  776, 

by  Triffit's  Fikeaway  249. 
G.dam,  by  Tom  Thumb  <S3o. 
G.-G.dam,  by  Norfolk  Phenomenon. 

Breeder,  Mr.  R.  Temple,  North  Burton,  Hunmanby,  Yorks.,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookt'ield  Stud,  July,  1890. 

Remarks. — A  daughter  of  the  famous  stallion  Deninark,  and  out  of  a  granddaughter  of  old  Fireaway, 
My  Fancy  should  prove  a  valuable  acquisition  to  the  stud.  She  shows  all  her  height,  15.3,  further  than 
which  it  is  unsafe  to  go  in  this  breed,  and  has  remarkable  depth  of  chest  and  splendid  middle-piece,  while 
as  a  mover  she  is  good  all  round.  Her  colt  of  1892,  by  Brown  Fashion,  is  an  exceeding  nice  one,  and  goes 
to  prove  that  an  infusion  of  Confidence-Thoroughbred  blood  with  that  of  Denmark  and  Fireaway  is  to  be 
commended.  

Produce. — In  1891,  colt  Baumont,  by  Beau  Lyons  357  (sold). 

In  1892,  colt  Wizard,  by  Brown  Fashion  (1628)  (page  38). 


No.  15. 


2    (204I)    FAITH. 


Brown   Mare,   Height   15.2.       Foaled   1S85. 
Sire,  CONFIDENCE   15S.  Dam,  22b  DUCHESS,  Inspected  F.  S. 

by  Fireaway  249. 

Breeder,  Mr.  E.  S.  Gourinc,  Great  Melton,  Norwich,  Norfolk,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Bl'riiett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 

Prices. —  In  1S90,  at  New  York,  H.  C.  (over  15  hands,  saddle). 


Remarks. — This  is  a  good  honest  kind  of  mare,  large  and  roomy,  with  immense  bone,  measuring  no  less 
than  8^  inches  below  the  knee— something  that  few  stallions  can  boast  of.  In  action  she  closely  resembles 
old  Confidence,  and  her  dam  must  have  possessed  a  deal  of  quality,  for  Faith  is  by  no  means  short  of  this 
desirable  attribute.  Faith  was  imported  in  foal  to  the  English  Hackney  stallion  Maesleich,  and  dropped  a 
beautiful  filly  (Lena,  see  page  58)  last  year.  She  has  been  bred  this  year  to  Matchless,  which  should 
result  in  something  very  fine. 

Produce. — In  1891,  filly,  Lena  (page  58),  by  Maesleich  (1839). 

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No,  16.  Hackney  Mare. 

5    (1137)    HER    MAJESTY. 

Brown  Mare,  Height  14.3.     Foaled  1883. 

Sire,  CONFIDENCE  (D'Oyly's)  58.  Dam,  by    Shales  (Pratt's)    752,    by 

Perfection  (Jackson's)    541,   by 
Catton  (Innocent's). 

Breeder,  Mr.  H.  R.  Stanford,  Wangford,  Suffolk,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  i8yo. 


Prizes. — In  188S,  First  Prize,  Open  Class  for  Mares,  London,  Eng. 

In  1888,  Third  Prize,  Hackney  Brood  Mares,  "  Windsor  Royal." 
In  1890,  at  New  York  Horse  Show: 

Very  Highly  Commended  (Saddle). 

First  Prize  (Single  Harness). 

First  Prize  (Double  Harness). 

First  Prize  (Leader),  Best  Four-in-hand  Team. 
In  1891,  at  New  York,  First  Prize  (single). 

H.  C.  (under  15  hands). 

Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 

Second  Prize  (Cobs  in  Harness). 
In  1892,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 

V.  H.  C.  (15.1  harness). 

First  Prize  (pair  under  15.1). 

Second  Prize  (High-steppers). 

First  Prize  (pair  under  16  hands). 

Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 


Remarks. — One  of  a  pair  of  the  best  harness  mares  ever  put  into  leather,  her  mate  being  Dagmar,  to 
be  described  later,  and  in  whose  company  she  has  won  a  long  list  of  prizes.  Her  Majesty,  while  under  the 
15-hand  mark,  is  an  ideal  Hackney  mare,  with  a  beautiful  head  and  neck,  level  along  the  top,  with  splendid 
shoulders  and  quarters,  and  in  action  has  a  free  and  dashing  movement  that  fairly  brings  down  the  house. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  old  Confidence,  and  out  of  a  mare  who  was  granddaughter  of  Jackson's  Perfection, 
one  of  Norfolk's  most  celebrated  sires,  and  he  being  a  son  of  Catton,  was  not  far  removed  from  thorough- 
bred blood,  a  strain  of  which  will  nearly  always  be  found  in  the  pedigrees  of  animals  who  carry  off  many 
prizes  in  the  harness  classes. 


Produce. — In  1889,  bay  filly,  3215  Princess  Royal,  by  Candidate  920. 


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No    (7  Hackney  Mare. 

6    (78)    DACMAR. 

Bay  Mare,  4  white  heels,  Height  15.1.     Foaled  1S80. 

Sire,  DENMARK  (Bourdass')  177.  Dam,  by   Boundin'g    Willow 

(Brigham's)    95,    by    Pretender 

(Brigham's)    604,   by  Performer 

(Taylor's)   550,    by   Phenomenon 

(Ranisdale's)  573. 

G.dam,  by  Black  Harkaway  906,  by  Brown 

Shales   (Hewson's)  102,  by   Black 

Shales  83,  by  Marshland  Shales, 

435- 

Breeder,  Mr.  J.  Richardson,  Rytham  Gate,  Pocklington,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Prizes. — In  1883,  First  Prize,  Ilcmiiigton.  In  1883,  Second   Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

First  Prize,  Melbourne.  Second  Prize,  Pocklington,  in  All  Aged  Class. 

First  Prize,  Budwith.  In  1885,  First   Prize,  Doncaster. 

First  Prize,  Market  Weighton.  First  Prize,   Halifax. 

First  Prize,  Bishop  Auckland.  Second   Prize, Peterborough. 

First  Prize,  Pocklington,  in  the  Third   Prize,  "  Royal,"  at  Preston,  as  Brood 

Three-year-old  Class.  Mare  with  foal. 

In  1890,  at  New  York  Horse  Show  : 

First  Prize  (Saddle). 

First  Prize  (Double  Harness). 

First  Prize  (Leader),  Best  Four-in-hand. 

Champion  Prize  for  Best  Hackney  Mare  in  Show. 
In  1891,  at  New  York  Horse  Show  : 

First  Prize  (under  15). 

Second  Prize  (Four-in-liand). 
In  1892,  at  New  York  Horse  Show; 

May,  Second   Prize  (Four-in-hand). 

November,  First  Prize  (Pair  not  over  15). 
Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 


Remarks. — Another  prize  harness  mare — mate  to  Her  Majesty,  last  described — and  one  of  the  "  real 
old  sort  "  that  Hackney  breeders  the  world  over  are  looking  for.  Dagmar  is  a  beautiful  block,  on  fine  short 
legs,  with  excellent  feet.  She  is  a  grand  walker,  and  when  at  the  top  of  her  speed  is  always  sure  of 
continued  applause  from  even  the  least  indulgent  of  audiences.  As  will  be  seen  from  a  glance  at  her  prize 
list,  this  mare  is  good  in  all  harness,  and  is  almost  without  an  equal.  As  a  three-year-old  she  gathered  in 
everything  within  reach,  and  since  that  time  has  been  persistent  in  pushing  her  claims  for  first  honors.  In 
1889  she  produced  a  beautiful  filly  to  Brown  Fashion,  which  has  since  developed  into  a  wonder,  and  while 
it  is  likely  to  grow  larger  than  the  dam,  yet  it  is  a  "  pure  nag,"  all  through,  and  will  very  probably  dupli- 
cate the  record  of  Dagmar  in  the  American  show  ring. 


Produce. — In  1885,  chestnut  colt,  Tormentor  1356,  by  Fashion  199. 

18S6,  bay  filly,  1070  Czarina,  by  Lord  Derby  2d  417  (see  page  50). 
1889,  bay  filly,  2665  Czarevna,  by  Brown  Fashion  1628  (sold). 

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No.  18. 


3    (1605)    LADY    ALICE. 


Hackney  Mare. 


Chestnut  Mare,  Height  15.     Foaled  1886. 


Sire,  FIMBER  FIREAWAY  1482, 
by  Performer  565. 


G.dam,  by  Denmark  177. 
G.-G.da)n,  by  Wildfire  865. 
G  -G  -G.dam,  by  Fireaway  223. 
G.-G.-G.-G  dam,  by  Old  Liberty,  by  Pre- 
tender 596. 


Dam,  BONNY,  by  Skerne 
Merrylegs  by  All  Fours 
15,  by  Prickwtllow  624,  by 
Performer  (Taylor's)  550. 


Breeder,  Mr.  Aaron  Real,  Sledmere,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Performances. — In  1888,  First  Prize,  Pocklington. 

Second  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 

First  Prize,  Ayton. 

Second  Prize,  Malton. 

Third  Prize,  Driffield. 
In  1889,  Champion  Cup  for  best  mare,  Hackney  Society  Show,  London. 

Victoria  Challenge  Cup  for  best  mare.  Hackney  Society  Show,  London. 

First  Prize  for  Three-year-old,  Hackney  Society  Show,  London. 

Silver  Medal,  Hackney  Horse  Society  Show,  London. 

At  New  York  Horse  Show,  Second  Prize,  Royal  Windsor. 

Second  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire,  Hull. 

First  Prize  and  Gold  Medal,  Paris. 
In  1890,  Reserved  and  highly  commended,  London  Horse  Show. 

New  York,  H.  C.  (under  15,  Saddle). 
In  1891,  New  York  First  Prize,  (Brood  Mare). 
In  1892,  New  York,  First  Prize  (Brood  Mare). 


Remarks. — A  truly  grand  little  mare,  showing  quality  all  over,  and  standing  upon  a  set  of  legs,  with 
clean  flat  bone  that  is  seldom  equalled.  The  particular  points  of  excellence  are  her  head  and  neck, 
shoulders  and  middle-piece,  which,  together  with  her  remarkable  way  of  going  when  before  the  Judges,  have 
placed  her  in  the  front  rank  on  every  occasion.  This  mare  is  in-bred  to  Denmark  and  Fireaway  on  her 
sire's  side,  and  is  one  of  a  thousand  proofs  that  this  is  the  blood  from  which  to  obtain  prize-winners.  Bred 
to  Beau  Lyons  before  leaving  England  in  1890,  Lady  Alice  produced  in  1891  a  fine  colt — Lord  Lyons 
(page  37),  which  when  his  time  comes  should  prove  worthy  of  his  dam,  who  now  has  by  her  side  a  very 
handsome  colt  by  Courier,  and  is  bred  again  to  the  same  horse. 


Produce. —  In  1891,  colt.  Lord  Lyons,  by  Beau  Lyons  (page  37). 
In  1892,  colt,  Mavro,  by  Courier  (see  page  38). 

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Foaled  188G 

Property  of  W.  Seivard  Webb 

Shelbitrne  Farms,    Vt. 


HACKNEY    MARE 

LADY  ALICE 

3  ( r  605) 

Cliestnut 


Height  If),  hands 

Imported  by  Owner,   1890 


Foaled  1886 

Property  of  W.-  Seivard  Webb 

Slielbiirne  Falls,    Vt. 


H ACKN  EY    MARE 

SILVER   BELLE 

21   (1810) 

Chestnut 


Height  15.1  hands 

Imported  by  Ozvner,   1890 


No.  19.  Hackney   Mare. 

21       1810)    SILVER    BELLE. 

Chestnut   Mare,   Height   15.1.      Foaled   1886. 

Sire,   WILDFIRE    1224,   by  Phenomendn  Daui,  1 379  JESSIE,  by  Telecraph, 

(Cook's)   584.  by  Lord  Derby  (Leake's)  415,  by 

GJam,  PoLLV  HoRSLFA',  by  Fireawav  (Triffit's)  249.  ■     Performer      (Scott's)     549,     b\ 

Atlas     36,    by    Norfolk    Phf- 
NOMEN'ON  (Bond's)  522, 
Jessie's  G.daiii,  by  Eclipse  (Cook's)  191, 
by   St.   Giles  (Rickell's)  687,  by 
Wildfire  (P.  Ramsdale's)  S67. 

Breeder,  Mr.  W.  P.  Kirbv,  Watton,  Hull,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brooktield  Stud,   |\dv,  1890. 


Performances,  \n  18S8:  Fir.st  Prize,  Doncaster.  In  1890:  First  Prize  London  Horse  Show. 

First  Prize,  Driffield.  Reserved   to    Champion    Cup    for    four- 
First  Prize,  Bridlington.  year-olds,  London  Horse  Show. 
First  Prize,  Malton.  Reserved   to   Victoria  Challenge  Cup  for 
First  Prize,  Market  Weighton.  best   Hackney  Mare,  London  Horse 
First  Prize,  Halifax.  Show. 

Second  Prize,  Pocklington.  In  1891  :  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (Brood  Mare). 

In  1889  :  Second  Prize  (Lady  Alice  first)  In  1892  :  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (Brood  Mare). 

for   three -year- old   mares,  (Beaten  on    both  occasions  only  by  her  stable 

Hackney     Horse    Society's  companion.   Lady  Alice.) 
Show,    London. 
First  Prize,  Royal  Windsor,  Queen's  Gold  Medal,  Windsor. 
First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire. 


Reiiurrks. —  In  Silver  Belie  the  Shelburnc  P'arms  Stud  possesses  a  typical  Hackney  mare  if  ever  there 
was  one.  Her  head  and  neck  are  most  beautifully  formed,  the  shoulders  well  placed,  and  in  action  they^ 
are  used  in  a  wonderfully  clever  manner.  Her  back  is  short,  the  loin  strong,  and  quarters  "  real  nag." 
Underneath  this  mare  is  particularly  well  favoi'cd,  for  her  legs  are  simply  grand,  the  bone  being  clean  and 
flat,  the  hocks  exceptionally  near  the  ground,  and  the  pasterns  and  feet  just  what  the  most  critical  would 
wish  to  find  under  an  animal  of  such  brilliant  action.  The  extraordinary  excellence  of  this  mare  is  not  to 
be  wondered  at  when  we  glance  at  her  pedigree,  for  she  claims  as  her  sire  one  of  the  cream  of  the 
Hackney  blood,  Wiklfire  1224,  who  was  out  of  old  Polly  Horsley,  one  of  the  leading  daughters  of  Triffit's 
Fireaway,  and  her  dam  was  granddaughter  of  Leake's  Lord  Derby  415,  out  of  a  mare  by  Cook's  Eclipse, 
who  was  son  of  Rickell's  St.  Giles,  than  which  better  could  not  possibly  exist.  This  is  one  of  those  cases 
of  general  excellence  without  the  blood  of  the  Denmark  line. 


Produce. —  In  1890:   Belle  Alliance  (page  55),  by  Candidate  (920). 
1891  :   Paulina  (page  59),  by  Accident  2  (1691). 
1S92:   Blondine  (page  61),  by  Matchless  18  (1517). 

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No.  20.  Hackney  Mares, 

7    LEONA    FIREAWAY. 

Black  Brown  Mare,  Height  15.3.      Foaled  1884. 
Sire,  FIREAWAY  (Triffit's)  249. 

Breeder,  Mr.  Gibson,  Ayton,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — A  great  wide  mare  with  immense  arms  and  thighs,  and  having  grand  clean  hocks  well  let 
down  over  something  like  ten  inches  of  good  bone  behind,  whilst  in  front  the  canon  measures  at  least 
nine.  Leona  Fireaway  is  the  sort  of  mare  which  in  England  they  produce  from  a  Hackney  stallion  of 
the  best  type  and  well-shaped, — strong  farm  mares,  when  they  want  weight-carriers  or  pairs  to  put  into  heavy 
broughams,  for  such  a  cross  always  brings  big  ones  with  substance  and  action,  which,  if  properly  shown, 
change  hands  at  long  prices  without  much  trouble.  Farmers  and  others  wishing  to  produce  the  general 
utility  or  all-purpose  horse  cannot  have  a  better  example  than  this,  while  a  glance  at  her  excellent  filly  foal 
by  Brown  Fashion  will  demonstrate  the  sort  of  thing  they  can  expect  to  get  by  breeding  their  own  large 
farm  mares  to  the  same  class  of  Hackney  stallion. 


Produce. — In  1892,  black-brown  filly  Cosette,  by  Brown  Fashion  1628.      (Page  61.) 


No.  21. 

8   (2999)    LILY   COMAN. 

Dark  Brown  Mare,  Height  15.  if.      Foaled  1885. 
6Vr^,  STAR  OF  THE  WEST  1575,  by  Dam,    1632    LADY   GOMAN,  by 

Star    of    the    North    1184,    by    Fire-  Eclipse,  191,  by  St.  Giles  687. 

AWAY  249.  G.dam,  by  Sir  Charles  768. 

Breeder,  Mr.  Bates  Ratcliffe,   Stockton-on-Forest,  Yorks.,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — A  nicely  topped  mare  with  good  head  and  neck,  lengthy  shoulder,  and  very  high  quality, 
while  her  limbs  are  clean  without  an  excess  of  bone.  This  mare  is  perhaps  one  of  the  best  to  cross  with 
such  a  horse  as  Courier,  as  the  very  fine  filly  that  she  has  brought  forth  to  that  stallion  will  undoubtedly 
grow  into  a  prize-winner  if  present  appearances  count  for  anything.  This  mare  was  inadvertently  included 
in  a  recent  sale,  and  was  quickly  picked  up  by  a  knowing  buyer ;  her  services  are  therefore  lost  to  this  stud. 


Produce. — 1892,  filly  Dolores,  by  Courier  171  5.     (Page  60.) 

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No.  22.  Hackney  Mares. 

4(1510    DOLL    FIREAWAY. 

Br.ACK  Brown  Mare,  Height  15.2.     Foaled  1884. 

Sire,  FOSTOiN    FIREAWAY  288,  Dam,hy  Kendal  Performer 

by  FiREAWAY  (Triffit's)  249.  391,   by  Tom  Thumb  (Crompton's) 

G.dam,    by   St.  Ives   690,    by    St.     Giles  830. 

(Rickell's)  6S7.  G.Jaiii,  by  Merrylegs  (Lund's)   449,   by   Per- 

formance (Ramsdale's)  547. 

Breeder,    Mr.   Wilson,   Gembling-,    Lowthorpe,    Hull,   YorkshirL-,    Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from  .Mr.  Burdett-Coui  ts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — A  fine  large  mare,  with  unusual  muscular  development  and  fine  shoulder  action,  level  top 
line,  and  immense  girth.  A  granddaughter  of  old  Fireaway,  and  just  the  sort  of  mare  to  nick  with  a  son 
of  Denmark,  such  as  Candidate,  which  combination  has  produced  (in  1891)3  beautiful  filly  ( Fedora,  see 
page  58).  The  sire  of  this  mare,  Foston  Mreaway,  has  distinguished  himself  by  the  vast  quantitv  of  hioh- 
class  stock  he  has  left  all  over  Yorkshire  and  the  northern  counties  of  England,  and  was  obtained  by  the 
proprietor  of  the  Brookfield  Stud  after  a  long  search  and  a  great  deal  of  trouble,  he  realizing  the  importance 
of  securing  such  a  son  of  Triffit's  famous  old  horse,  there  being  so  very  few  now  living.  Doll  Fireaway 
being  so  rich  in  bone  and  muscle,  was  bred  in  1891  to  Brown  Fashion,  and  the  result  is  a  splendid  colt. 
which  should  prove  superior  to  his  sire,  if  such  a  thing  is  possible. 


Produce. — In  1891,  filly  Fedora,  by  Candidate  (920)  (page  58). 

In  1892,  colt  Romeo,  by  Brown  Fashion  I.  (1628)  (page  ij). 


No.  23. 

9    8974)   LADY   TRIFFIT. 

Dark  Roan  Mare,  Height  15.       Foaled  18S6. 

Sire,  ROYAL  GEORGE   683,  by  Dam,  .SPIDER,  by 

King  Charley,  392.  Chas.  Fireaway  131 

Breeder,  Mr.  Walter  B.  Wavman,  Hill  Row,  Ely,  Cambs.,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner,  July,  1890. 

Prizes. — Spring  Horse  Show,  London,  iSyO.      Highly  commended. 


Reiiiarl^s. — A  very  good  stamp  of  marc  with  great  substance  and  endurance,  but  not  as  large  as  her 
breeding  would  seem  to  warrant.  This  mare,  always  a  hard  worker,  will  do  some  good  business  in  the 
stud  if  bred  to  horses  of  high  action.  On  account  of  her  lack  of  size  Lady  Triifit  was  disposed  of  under 
circumstances  similar  to  the  mare  described  on  page  44. 


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No.  24.  Hackney  Mare. 

11    (364)    WHITE    SOCKS. 

Brown   Mare,  Height   15.2.     Foaled  1883. 

Sire,   SIR  JOHN    1168,  by  Fireaway  Datn,   by  Denmark    177. 

(Triffit's)  249. 
G.dam,  Polly,  by  Bay  Phenomenon  (Ramsdale's) 

898,  he  by  Grey  Wildfire  865. 

Breeder,  Mr.  John   Riby,  Bransburton,  Beverley,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Buriiett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Performances. — In  1887:   First  Prize,  Market  Weighton. 
Second  Prize,  Bridlington. 
In  1888  :   First  Prize  (Saddle),  Melbourne. 
First  Prize  (Harness),  Melbourne. 
First  Prize  (Saddle),  Saxby. 
First  Prize  (Harness),  Saxby. 
First  Prize  (Saddle),  Selby. 
First  Prize  (Saddle),  Escrick. 
Second  Prize  (Saddle)  Pocklington. 
First  Prize  (Saddle),  Great  Yorkshire  Show. 
In    1889:  Second  Prize,  Hackney  Horse  Society's  Show. 
In   1890:  at  New  York  Show — First  Prize  (Saddle). 

V.  H.  C.  (Double)  First  Prize  (Wheeler)  Four-in-hand. 
In    1891  :  at  New  York — First  Prize  (Brood  Mare.) 

Second  Prize  (Four-in-Hand.) 
Second  Prize  H.  C.  (Double  Harness.) 
In   1892  :  at  New  York — First  Prize  (Brood  Mare.) 


Remarks. — With  a  faint  star,  two  white  ankles  forward  and  one  behind,  White  Socks  is  very  nicely 
marked,  is  an  extremely  handsome  and  powerfully  built  mare,  and  may  be  said  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
results  of  the  Fireaway-Denmark  cross  now  in  America.  While  measuring  barely  over  15.2  she  looks 
higher  on  account  of  her  immense  girth  and  grand  middle-piece.  The  head,  which  has  a  pleasant  expres- 
sion, is  very  well  placed  on  a  strong  neck,  running  well  into  a  pair  of  magnificent  shoulders  that  a  stallion 
might  envy,  and  the  quarters  are  exceedingly  well  muscled  in  their  lower  extremity.  This  mare  has 
absolutely  no  fault,  for,  in  addition  to  her  good  points  already  mentioned,  she  possesses  as  grand  a  set  of 
legs  and  feet  as  ever  put  under  an  animal  of  her  kind,  and  her  action  has  always  placed  her  in  the  front 
rank,  either  under  saddle,  or  in  harness  with  her  famous  show-ring  companion.  Dropping  Well,  to  be 
described  later.  During  her  short  career  at  the  stud  White  Socks  has  shown  herself  a  grand  brood  mare, 
but  harness  is  her  place,  and  there  is  undoubtedly  a  long  list  of  honors  awaiting  her  when  she  shall  make 
her  reappearance  before  the  judges.  Her  filly  foal  by  Matchless  is  a  wide-chested  one,  with  excellent 
quarters  and  well  set  up. 


Produce. — In  1891,  filly  Emiline,  (page  58),  by  Courier   1715. 

In  1892,  filly  Gold  Dust,  (page  62),  by  Matchless  15 17. 

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From  the  painting  by  Geo.   S.   Richardson. 

Imp.  WHITE  SOCKS 

r  I  (364) 

Foaled  \%%?>.  Broivn.  l^). 2  hands. 

Witiner  of  Twelve  First  and  Second  Prizes,  under  saddle  and  in  harness,  in  England,  and  Seven  Prizes  at  New 

York  Shocus,  including  First  Prize  as  a  brood  mare  in  i8gi,  and  First  in  same  class  in  iSgs. 

Bred  by  jfohn  Riby,  Bransburton,  Beverley,  Vorks.,  England.     Property  of  and  imported  by  Wm.  S.  Webb, 

Shelburne  Farms,  Shelbnrne,  Vt. 


No.  25.  Hackney  Mare. 

12    633)    DROPPING    WELL. 

Brown'   Mare,  Height   15.2.      Foaled  1S83. 

Sire,   SUPERIOR    1410,   by   Fireawav  Dam,    by     Randolph     1123,    by 

(Triffit's)  249.  Cooke's    Eclipse  191,  by   St. 

Giles  (Rickell's)  687. 

Breeder,   Mr.   Thomas,  Everingham,  Yorkshire,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1S90. 


Prizes. — In    18S6;   First  Prize,  Easingwold. 

In    18S7  :   First  Prize  (Harness),  Thorne. 

Second  Prize,  Skipworth. 
In    1888  :   First  Prize  (Harness),  Huntingdon. 
Second  Prize  (Harness),  Darlington. 
In  1890:  at  New  York — First  Prize  (Wheeler),  F"our-in-hand. 

Second  Prize  (Saddle). 
In  1891  :  at  New  York — H.  C.  i  Double  Harness). 

Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 


Remarks. — Like  her  mate  last  described,  this  mare  traces  to  old  Fireaway  through  her  sire,  a  horse 
whose  pedigree  is  rich  in  the  "  old  blood  "  on  the  maternal  side — in  fact,  is  a  sort  of  reference  library  for 
tracing  records.  Dropping  Well  has  the  peculiar  Fireaway  "  look-out,"  and  she  is  almost  his  double  in 
regard  to  width  between  the  shoulders,  chest  room,  and  size  and  quality  of  bone.  Her  arms  and  thighs 
are  well  muscled,  and  slie  has  a  splendid  way  of  flexing  her  hocks  when  in  action.  In  the  show  ring  she 
has  ever  proved  a  credit  to  her  grand  old  progenitor,  and  it  will  not  be  surprising  if  she  does  as  much  in 
a  more  profitable  direction  while  at  the  stud.  As  a  first  experiment  this  mare  was  bred  to  the  trotting 
stallion,  Almont  Wilkes,  and  the  result  is  an  excellent  colt  that  will  make  a  superb  carriage  horse  before 
he  completes  his  fourth  year.  But  she  is  too  valuable  a  mare  to  be  bred  out,  and  so  after  she  has  served 
a  reasonable  term  at  the  breeding  barns,  mated  to  the  best  Hackney  blood,  she  will  be  given  another 
opportunity  to  add  to  her  laurels  at  Madison  Square  Garden. 


Produce. — In  1891,  chestnut  colt  Cricket,  (sold),  by  Almont  Wilkes. 

In  1892,  brown  colt  Middlebury,  (page  38),  by  Accident  3  (1691). 

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No.  26.  Hackney  Mares. 

13   (1015)    BELLE    LYONS. 

Chestnut  Mare,  Height   14.3^.     Foaled  1887. 

Sire,  CANDIDATE  920.  Dam,  (463)  LADY  LYONS. 

(See  page  30.) 

Breeder,  Mr.    Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  London,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  breeder,  July,    1890. 


Reserved  Hackney  Horse  Society  Show,  London,  i! 
Prizes. — Second  Prize,  Windsor. 


Remarks. — A  beautiful  type  of  mare,  slightly  under  the  fifteen-hand  mark,  but  possessing  an  excellent 
pair  of  shoulders,  with  plenty  of  room  between  them,  fine  quarters,  and  good  length  throughout.  Coming 
from  a  celebrated  son  of  Denmark  and  out  of  such  a  superb  mare  as  Lady  Lyons,  whose  dam  was  got  by  the 
sire  of  Denmark,  and  who  had  for  her  own  sire  a  fine  big  chestnut  son  of  King  Charley  out  of  a  daughter 
of  Lord  Derby,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  Belle  Lyons  possesses  all  the  characteristics  of  the  "old- 
fashioned  nag,"  with  superlative  quality  added.  This  mare  already  shows  evidence  of  great  success  at  the 
stud,  for  her  colt,  Typhoon,  by  Courier,  is  likely  to  develop  into  a  fine  stallion,  with  wonderful  action  all 
round,  while  the  filly  now  at  her  side  is  a  real  credit  to  Matchless. 


Produce.— In.  1891,  colt,  Typhoon,  (page  ^,7),  by  Courier  3  (175  i)  (page  35). 
In  1892,  filly.  Lady  Killarney,  by  Matchless  18  (1517)  (page  30). 


No.  27. 

14   (1989)   COUNTY    MAID. 

Brown  Mare,  Height  15.     Foaled  1887. 

Sire,  COUNTY  MEMBER,  by  Dam,  LILY  OF  THE  VALLEY,  by 

Lord  Derby  n.  (417),  he  by  Denmark   177. 

Lord  Derby  (415). 
G.dam,  by  Gray   Wildfire    865,  he  by 
Wildfire  864. 

Breeder,  Mr.   Walter  Gilbey,  Elsenham  Hall,  Essex,  England. 

Imporied  by  owner,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — A  nice,  neat,  blocky  sort,  with  elegant  neck  and  head,  shoulders  the  best,  level  top,  and  with 
a  roomy  barrel  for  a  mare  of  her  size.  Her  hocks  are  exceedingly  well  let  down,  and  altogether  she  is  a  very 
choice  little  mare.  Being  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Gilbey's  famous  stallion,  County  Member,  she  is  half-sister  to 
the  champion  mare  (Nora),  recently  imported ;  and,  having  a  direct  strain  of  Denmark  blood,  County 
Maid  should  be  a  most  desirable  mare  to  mate  with  such  a  tremendous  goer  as  Courier,  and  indeed  she 
has  proved  the  truth  of  this,  for  her  filly  by  that  horse  is  a  very  fine  one  indeed. 


Produce. — In  1892,  bay  filly  Fatima,  by  Courier,  15 17  (page  60). 


No   28.  Hackney  Mares. 

15  (2307)  MINNEHAHA. 

Chestnut  Mare,  Height  15.35.    Foaled  \?,%%. 

Sire,  CANDIDATE    (920),  by  Dam  (288),  PRIMROSE,  by 

Denmark  (177).  Shepherd  F.  Kxapp. 

G.dam,  Nellie  (winner  of  28  first  prizes). 

Breeder,  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,   London,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — One  of  the  best  and  sweetest-looking  mares  on  the  place,  and  one  that  has  fulfilled  all  her 
early  promise.  She  is  a  beautiful  shade  of  chestnut,  marked  with  long  white  stripe  in  face,  three  white 
stockings  and  off  hind  ankle.  She  girths  well,  is  a  big  roomy  mare  with  long  reach,  and  possesses  a  fine 
sloping  shoulder,  with  breedy  neck  well  put  in,  and  carrying  a  clean  bony  head.  Her  legs  are  straight 
and  placed  under  her  rightly  when  she  walks,  giving  an  impression  of  her  illustrious  dam,  old  Primrose, 
who  will  always  be  remembered  as  one  of  the  most  celebrated  of  her  breed,  and  as  the  outcome  of  a  cross 
of  the  American  horse.  Shepherd  F.  Knapp,  on  to  the  blood  of  the  old  English  Norfolk  Hackney  and 
Thoroughbred.  This  cross  is  especially  interesting  for  the  reason  that  Shepherd  F.  Knapp  was  bred  in 
Maine  from  the  old  Morgan  stock,  being  a  great-great-grandson  of  Sherman  Morgan.  After  being  exported 
to  England  Shepherd  F.  Knapp  won  so  many  prizes  in  the  company  of  their  most  famous  trotters,  that 
the  English  Hackney  Society  inserted  his  name  in  their  list  of  approved  sires,  and  he  thus  appears  on 
a  great  number  of  pedigrees.  It  is  to  the  old  Morgan  blood  that  we  must  look  for  something  in  this 
country  to  mate  with  that  of  the  Hackney. 


Produce. — In  1892,  bay  colt.  Tip  Top,  by  Brown  Fashion  (page  38). 

No.  29. 

22    853)  SHEPHERDESS. 

Bay   Mare.       Foaled   1886. 

Sire,  CONFIDENCE  (163),  by  Dam  (288),    PRIMROSE  by  Shepherd  F. 

Denmark  (177).  Knapp. 

G.dam.  Nellv,  (winner  of  28  first  prizes). 

Breeder,   Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  London,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from   Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — This  is  a  most  beautiful  mare,  with  a  most  expressive  head,  showing,  with  her  neck  and 
general  type,  great  quality.  She  also  possesses  plenty  of  substance,  stands  on  good  short  legs,  and  is  the 
best  of  goers.  In  fact,  she  possesses  all  the  virtues  of  her  dam.  For  full  description  of  the  breeding  of 
the  dam  of  this  mare.  Primrose,  see  Minnehaha.  Her  sire.  Confidence  163,  has  also  been  referred  to  in  the 
note  on  Candidate's  breeding  (see  Belle  Alliance),  as  they  were  full  brothers. 

Produce. — In  1890,  Daisy  Dimple,  (page  55),  by  Rufus  (1343). 
In  1891,  Spray,  (page  59),  by  Maesleich  (1839). 
In  1892,  Suza,  (page  61),  by  Matchless  18  (1517). 

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No.  30.  Hackney  Mares. 

16   (1070)   CZARINA. 

Bay    Mare,   Height    15.       Foaled    1887. 
Sire,    LORD    DERBY    II.   (417).  Dam  (>  {-j^),    DAGMAR,   by  Den- 

MARK    177. 

G.dam,  by  Bounding  Willow,  by 
Pretender  604,  by  Per- 
former 550. 

Breeder,  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield   Stud,  London,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner,  July,   1890. 


Prizes.— \x\  1892,  at  New  York,  V.  H.  C.  (Brood  Mare.) 


Remarks. —  Here  is  a  richly  bred  one,  and  a  mare  that  should  prove  a  producer  of  grand  stock,  for 
she  boasts  of  the  cleanest  ancestry  on  both  sides,  and  is  herself  a  beautiful  type  of  Haclcney  mare  that  should 
mate  well  with  either  Fireaway  or  Sir  Charles  blood.  The  dam  of  this  mare,  Dagmar  (page  41)  has  made  for 
herself  such  a  reputation  in  the  prize  ring  that  it  is  only  natural  to  expect  extraordinary  results  from  her 
daughter,  but  as  blood  of  this  richness  is  so  hard  to  find,  it  is  deemed  advisable  to  keep  this  mare  where 
she  will  have  an  opportunity  of  reproducing  some  of  the  qualities  of  her  illustrious  dam.  Czarina  is  a 
rich-colored  bay  with  black  points,  is  well  put  together,  and  is  provided  with  an  excellent  set  of  legs,  with 
good  clean  bone,  that  can  make  a  surprising  fine  exhibition  of  knee  and  hock  action  when  she  gets  down 
to  business.  The  body  is  nicely  formed,  but  has  not  that  beauty  of  outline  that  makes  her  dam  so  justly 
famous. 


No.  31. 

17  (2044)    FALSE    VOWS. 

Chestnut  Filly,  Height   14.3,.     Foaled  1888. 

Sire,  CANDIDATE  (920).  Dam  (502),    PRIORY    MAID,    by 

By  Denmark  (177).  Ponteland  (Rickell's)  lOQi.by 

Denmark  177. 
G.dam,  Jet  by  St.  Giles  687,  by  Wildfire  867. 
G.-G.dam,  by  Performer  550,  by  Phenomenon  573. 

Breeder,   Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  London,  Eng. 

Imported  from  owner  by  Breeder,  July,  1890.     Brookfield  Stud. 


Prizes. —  In  1891,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (under  15). 


Remarks. — A  remarkably  fine  individual,  of  great  substance,  rich  in  quality,  and  possessing  a  grand  set 
of  legs,  with  rare  fiat  bone.  This  mare  is  particularly  well  bred,  claiming  the  famous  Denmark  as  her  grand- 
sire  on  one  side  and  as  great-grandsire  on  the  other,  while  her  dam  was  out  of  a  daughter  of  Rickell's  great 
Hackney,  St.  Giles — the  Rickells  of  Warter  being  perhaps  the  most  noted  family  of  Hackney  breeders  in 
Yorkshire,  the  illustrious  Denmark  coming  from  their  stud — who  traces  back  to  the  Original  Shales  without 
infusion  of  foreign  blood. 

Produce. — In  1892,  brown  filly,  Favorita,  by  Accident  1691  (page  62). 

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No.  32.  Hackney  Mares. 

19     3135)    NITRATE. 

Chestnut  Fillv,  Height  14.3?.      Foaled  1889. 

Sire.  COPENHAGEN  (1461),  by  Danegelt  ( i  74J,  Dam  (711),  LADY  FIREAWAY 

by  Denmark  (177).  by  Fireaway  (249). 

G.Jani,  Lady  Lyons,  the  dam  of  Bkii.e  Lyons. 

Breeder,  Mr.  Blrdett-Coutts,  London,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 


Prises.— In  1891,  at  New  York,  V.  H.  C.  (2  years). 
In  1892,  at  New  York,  First  Prize  (3  years). 


Description. — A  iine  three-year-old,  and  will  undoubtedly  prove  one  of  the  grandest  Hackney  mares  in 
America.  She  is  exceedingly  well  put  together,  has  great  substance,  and  plenty  of  clean,  flat  bone.  This 
mare  is  also  marked  very  nicely,  which,  of  course,  assists  materially  in  showing  her  off  when  she  gets  into 
her  best  stride,  as  she  did  at  the  recent  Madison  Square  Show,  where  her  brilliant  action  easily  won  a 
place  for  her  at  the  top  of  her  class.  For  breeding  purposes  there  could  not  possibly  be  any  better  than 
this  filly,  her  sire  Copenhagen  being  full  brother  to  Matchless  of  Londesboro,  and  therefore  tracing  back 
through  Denmark  and  the  finest  Yorkshire  strains,  and  her  dam  a  typical  mare  by  Old  Fireaway,  and  grand- 
daughter of  the  Norfolk  horse  Prickwillow,  sire  of  the  illustrious  Confidence  158. 


No.  33. 

20    873)   TRINKET. 

B  Ru w N   Make,   Height   1 5 . 2  i .      Foaled  1 8 8 1 . 
Sire,  FIREAWAY  (Triffit's)  (249).  Baiii  {-^C)\  ).  T^EAUTYby  Sir  Charles  768. 

Graiidiiin.  b\-  Perkormek  (Taylor's)  550. 
Breeder,  Mr.  Lofthouse,  Bishop   Wilton,  Wilberfoss,  Yorkshire,  Eng-. 
Imported  by  owner  from  Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield   Stud,  July,  1890. 

Remarks. — A  splendid  Fireaway  mare  with  the  blood  of  Sir  Charles  (sire  of  Denmark)  on  the  dam's 
side.  In  action  Trinket  moves  beautifully,  carries  herself  remarkably  well  in  front  and  has  a  good  "  look 
out."  She  is  very  close  to  the  ground  and  measures  largely  around  the  canon  bones  both  before  and  behind, 
while  her  arms  and  thighs  are  grandly  muscled.  When  leaving  England  this  mare  had  at  her  side  the  filly 
Lulu,  by  the  Cleveland  bay  stallion  Sultan,  a  cross  which  should  produce  a  harness  horse  slightly  larger  than 
the  Hackney,  and  with  more  action  than  the  Cleveland.  The  experiment  was  repeated  in  1891  with  the 
same  animals,  and  the  result  is  a  filly  foal  which  will  probably  fulfil  expectations. 


Produce. —  In  i8()0.  fill)',  Lulu,  (page  56),  by  Sultan  (Cleveland  bay). 

In  1891,  filly.  Kismet,  (page  57),  by  Sultan  (Cleveland  bay). 
In  1892,  filly,  Uuida,  (page  62),  by  Courier  3  (171  5). 


No.  34.  _  Hackney  Mares. 

274  (1073)  DANISH  GIRL. 

Chestnut  Mare,  Height  15.2.     /v^aA-rt^  1884. 

Sire,  DENMARK  (177),  by  Dam,  by  PRIME  MINISTER  (634) 

Sir  Charles  (768)  G.dam,  by  Sir  Charles  (768). 

Breeder,   Riby  Green,    Hunmanby,  Yorkshire,  England. 

Imported  by  owner  in  1892  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 


Prizes. — In   1885,  First  Prize,  Brough.  In    1890,   First  Prize,  Beverley  (Saddle). 

Second  Prize,  Appleby.  First  Prize,  Burlington  (Saddle). 

Second  Prize,  Kirkby.  First  Prize,  Boston  (Harness). 

In   1890,   First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire  (Best  F'irst  Prize,  Doncaster  (Saddle). 

Pair).  First  Prize,  Otley  (Saddle). 

First  Prize,  Islington  (Single).  Champion  Otley. 

Second  Prize,  Islington  (Double).  First  Prize,  Peterborough  (Tandem). 

Second  Prize,  Islington  (Tandem).  First  Prize,  Halifax  (Saddle). 

Second  Prize,  Islington  (Saddle).  In   1891,   First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire  (Pair). 
First  Prize,  Nottingham  (Saddle).  First  Prize,  Darlington  (Double). 

First  Prize,  Nottingham  (Harness).  First  Prize,  Darlington  (Single). 

First  Prize,  Thorne  (Saddle).  Many  other  prizes  at  prominent  English  shows. 

Remarks. — Danish  Girl  is  one  of  a  pair  of  mares  imported  for  service  at  the  stud,  on  account  of  their 
phenomenal  show-ring  reputation  in  England.  With  a  double  infusion  of  the  blood  of  Sir  Charles,  one  of 
the  greatest  Hackney  stallions  ever  seen  in  Yorkshire,  winner  of  no  less  than  seven  first  prizes  at  important 
shows  in  that  county,  and  sire  of  several  famous  horses  besides  Denmark,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that 
this  mare  Danish  Girl  has  an  almost  unbeaten  record.  To  win  such  honors  as  given  above  she  must  have 
tremendous  style,  action,  courage,  and  endurance,  and  as  in  addition  she  has  substance  and  is  not  lacking 
in  size,  there  should  be  no  doubt  about  her  progeny  by  a  horse  as  well  bred  as  herself  being 
beyond  criticism. 


275  (2480)  SWEDISH    GIRL. 

Dark  Chestnut  Mare,   near  hind  coronet  white,  Height  15.  i.     Foaicd  1^%^. 
Sire,  BAY   PRESIDENT,  by  President  Jr.  Dam,  by  DENMARK  (177) 

(see  remarks  below)  G.dam,  by   Lord  Derby  (415) 

Breeder,   Francis  Wood,  Spring  Head,  Anlaby,  Hull,  Yorkshire,  England. 
Imported  by  owner  in  1892  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 


Prizes.^\x\    1890,   First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire  (Best  In    1890,    First  Prize,  Thorne  (Harness). 

pair).  First  Prize,  Beverley  (Harness). 

First  Prize,  Islington  (Double).  First  Prize,  Doncaster  (Harness). 

Second  Prize,  Islington  (Tandem).  In    1891,   First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire  (Pair). 
First    Prize,   Peterborough  (Tan-  First  Prize,  Darlington  (Double). 

dem).  First  Prize,  Darlington  (Best  Hack.) 

Second  Prize,  Halifax  (Saddle).  First  Prize,  Chester-Ie-Street  (Best  Hack), 

Second   Prize,   Nottingham  (Sad-  and    many    other    prizes    at    prominent 

die).  English  Shows. 

Remarks. — As  her  pedigree  would  indicate,  this  mare  is  an  extra  breedy-looking  one,  with  an  amount 
of  courage,  dash,  and  style  about  her  that  is  extraordinary.  In  company  with  her  mate,  Danish  Girl,  last 
described,  this  mare  has  won  a  choice  lot  of  prizes  in  England,  and  while  she  was  imported  for  stud 
purposes,  there  is  a  possibility  of  her  appearance  in  the  American  show  ring  before  very  long.  The  breeding 
of  this  mare,  calling  to  mind  the  horse  Bay  President,  makes  it  necessary  to  refer  the  reader  to  remarks 
on  that  subject  in  the  space  devoted  to  the  description  of  Accident,  page  34.  It  is  generally  acknowledged 
that  the  Bay  President  strain  carries  with  it  show  quality,  and  when  such  blood  is  coupled  with  that  of 
Denmark  and  Lord  Derby,  it  would  seem  as  though  the  acme  of  breeding  was  reached. 

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|y|Q    3g  Hackney  Mares. 

106     2814)    HEROINE. 

Bay   Mare,  Height  15.      Foaled  1886. 

Sire,  MONARCH   (463),  by  Dam,  by  HURDLE  (Ellis')  (Eng.  Vol.  i.) 

Confidence  (158) 

Breeder,  John   Hickling,   Cawston,  Norwich,  England. 
Imported  by  owner  in  1891. 


Prizes.— \v\  i8gi,  at  New  York,  V.  H.  C.  (over  15J. 

In  1892,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 


Remarks. — A  really  beautiful  little  mare,  one  of  the  round  chunky  sort  with  lots  of  quality,  and  one 
that  will  catch  the  eye  of  the  judges,  no  matter  in  what  company  she  appears.  This  was  borne  out  by  her 
showing  in  the  ring  at  New  York,  when  she  appeared  in  a  large  class  of  the  choicest  mares  and  secured 
honorable  mention.  In  harness  she  is  good  anywhere  you  place  her,  and  is  what  might  be  called  a  high- 
class  cob  in  the  proper  sense  of  the  term.  This  mare  is  said  to  be  in  foal  to  the  champion  Matchless  of 
Londesboro',  and  the  cross  should  give  admirable  results. 


No.  37. 

271      3847)    CAY    LADY. 

Chestnut   Make,  stripe  in  face,  hind  heels  white.  Height  \\.},\  hands.      Foaled  1889. 

Sire,  NORTH   STAR  (131  7),  by  Dam  (4258),  LUCY,  by  Bay  President, 

St.-^r  in  thk.  East  (Sool,  by  G.dam  (294S),  Lady  Newland,  by  Denmark  (177) 

Star  of  the  East  (798).  G.-G.dam,  by  Firkawav  (349). 

Breeder,  Thomas  Train,    Inglemere  Lane,  Newland,  Hull,  England. 

Imported  by  owner  in  1892  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 


Prizes. —  In  1890,  First  Prize,  Holme,  Yorkshire.  In  1892,  at  New  York  May  Show:    First   Prize  (3 

Reserve,    Agricultural     Show,  years). 

Harrowgate.  at    New    York     November    Show,    F"irst 

Prize  (14-15  hands). 
at  Philadelphia,  Second  Prize  (3  years). 


Remarks. — A  very  creditable  importation  indeed,  giving  a  remarkably  well-bred  mare  to  this  stud,  and 
one  who  can  evidently  give  proof  of  the  aristocratic  blood  which  flows  in  her  veins.  Star  of  the  East  has 
a  whole  page  in  the  English  Stud  Book  set  apart  for  the  enumeration  of  his  prizes,  and  his  grandson. 
North  Star,  the  sire  of  the  mare  under  notice,  has  begotten  several  like  her  that  seem  to  find  with  ease 
their  proper  place  at  the  top  of  the  classes  in  which  they  compete.  On  the  dam's  side  it  is  a  case  of 
"  nothing  but  show  blood,"  for  here  Bay  President,  Denmark,  and  the  incomparable  Fireaway  are  men- 
tioned as  progenitors.  But  this  mare  is  made  for  work  under  leather,  and  if  she  is  shown  under  favorable 
circumstances  it  is  quite  possible  that  she  may  prove  a  veritable  sensation. 

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No.  38.  Hackney  Mares. 

272    (2906)    LADY    FIFE. 

Chestnut  Mare,  with  four  white  stockings,  Height  14.3.     Foaled  1889. 

Sire,  DANEGELT  (174),  by  Denmark       Dam  (3267),  SERINGA,  by  Sir  John  2d  (1169), 
(177),  by  Sir  Charles  (768).  G.dain,  Raspberry,  by  Achilles  (2), 

Breeder,  R.  Heward,  Lund,  Hull,  England. 
Imported  by  owner  in  1892  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  York,,  Eng. 


Prizes. — In  i89i,at  Darlington,  England,  First  Prize. 
Otley,  England,  Third  Prize. 
In  1892,  at  New  York,  May  Show,  Third  Prize  (under  15  hands). 


Remarks. — A  typical  Danegelt  mare,  with  all  that  peculiar  character  that  distinguishes  the  English 
nag.  Believed  not  to  be  foal,  this  mare  was  exhibited  in  the  three-year-old  class  at  New  York  Spring 
Show,  and  it  was  somewhat  of  a  surprise  that  she  did  not  receive  better  treatment  at  the  hands  of  the 
judges.  From  subsequent  developments,  however,  it  is  apparent  that  she  should  have  been  entered  in  the 
brood-mare  class,  where  she,  doubtless,  would  have  ranked  higher.  The  fact  that  she  was  beaten  by  her 
stable  companion  Gay  Lady  (page  53),  can  therefore  be  overlooked. 


No.  39. 

242     3421)    AUREATE. 

Chestnut  Mare,  faint  star,  Height  15.2^.     Foaled  1886. 

Sire,  HAWKESTONE  SHALES  (Eng.  Vol.  H)  Dam,  DEVVDROP,  by 

by  Tufthunter  Jr.  (thoroughbred).  Cock  o'  the  Walk. 

G.dam,  Delight,  by  Cambridgeshire  Shales  (no) 

Imported  1891  by  Mr.  Fred.  Vanderbilt. 


Remarks. — Stylish  and  of  good  Hackney  type,  brimful  of  quality,  and  with  just  the  proportion  of 
thoroughbred  blood  to  make  her  services  as  a  brood-mare  most  valuable.  But  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  such 
a  goer  in  harness  as  this  one  will  not  be  kept  at  the  stud  more  than  a  season,  for  there  are  few  like  her  on 
the  road,  and  she  is  well  deserving  of  a  trial,  before  the  judges,  with  a  mate  as  full  of  snap  and  fire  as 
herself. 

Hawkestone  Shales  got  a  number  of  similar  mares,  when  bred  to  matrons  rich  in  Hackney  blood, 
several  of  them  now  making  a  capital  show  in  London  and  other  English  cities,  either  single  or  in  pairs,  and 
which  are  not  changing  hands  except  at  very  high  figures.  All  things  considered,  it  is,  therefore,  perhaps 
wise  to  get  something  out  of  this  mare  by  such  choice  stallions  as  are  available  at  Shelburne  Farms. 

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Nn    40  Hackney  Mares. 

26     3656)    DAISY   DISVlPLEe 

Bay  Fii.lv,  blaze  in  face,  near  hind  ankle  white;.      Foaled  1S90. 

Siri\  RUFUS(i343).by  VuiuRous  ( 121  5).         Dam  22  (S53),  SHEPHERDESS  (see  page  49). 
G.dam.  200  Lahv  Kitty,  by  Quicksilver  (Vol.  II.) 


H.  S. 


Breeder,  Mr.  Burhett-Coutts,  London,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from  .Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Rrookfield  Stud,  July,  1S90, 

Prizes.  — \w  1891,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (Yearling). 
In  1892,  at  Philadelphia,  H.  C.  (2  years). 

at  New  York  Open-Air  Show,  First  Prize  (2  years). 
at  New  York -National  Show,  Second  Prize  (2  years). 


Remarks. — The  sire  of  this  filly,  Rufus  1343,  is  the  winner  of  the  first  prize  Champion  Cup,  and  second 
Elsenham  Challenge  Cup,  and  Gold  Medal  London  Show,  1889.  As  she  resembles  her  famous  sire  very 
closely,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  Daisy  Dimple  has  obtained  such  favorable  mention  every  time 
shown.  In  the  forehand  she  is  particularly  sweet,  with  head  neatly  attached  and  a  neck  beautifully 
crested,  while  the  shoulder  is  powerful,  well  laid  in,  and  is  moved  with  that  force  and  regularity  that  will 
always  attract  attention  no  matter  how  strong  the  competition. 

'^°  '^'  25     3455     BELLE   ALLIANCE. 

Chestnut   Filly,  blaze,  three  white  legs,  and  off  hind   coronet  white.      Foaled   1890. 

Sire,  CANDIDATE  (920),  by  Dam.  21  (1810)  SHA'ER    BELLE  (see  page  43). 

Denmark  (177). 
G.dam,  Poll  III.,  by  Fireaway  (242.) 

Breeder,  Mr.  BrkDETT-CouTrs,  London,  Eng. 

Imported  by  owner  from   Mr.  Burdett-Coutts,  Brookfield  Stud,  July,  1890. 

Prizes.~\x\  1891,  at  New  York,  V.  H.  C.  (Yearling.) 

In  1892,  at  New  York,  Third  Prize  (two  years). 


Remarks. — Very  like  her  dam — indeed  almost  a  match  for  her,  and  lacking  only  age,  which  alone  can 
give  that  exquisite  finish  that  .Silver  Belle  possesses.  This  filly  was  not  herself  when  put  into  the  ring  on 
the  occasions  shown,  and  it  was  therefore  not  expected  that  she  would  catch  the  eye  of  the  judges,  but 
being  such  a  superbly  bred  one,  and  growing  into  the  exact  type  that  has  for  so  long  been  the  admiration 
of  old  Hackney  enthusiasts,  it  is  confidently  expected  that  Belle  Alliance  will  carve  out  a  grand  future  for 
herself  from  now  forward. 

To  appreciate  the  breeding  of  this  filly,  it  is  only  necessary  to  refer  the  reader  to  pedigree  and  remarks  on 
the  dam  Silver  Belle  (page  43),  the  winner  of  15  prizes  in  4  years,  and  the  following  remarks  on  Candidate  920. 

"  Candidate's  blood  on  all  sides  is  rich  with  historic  prize-winners,  and  when  we  couple  with  this  fact 
the  brilliant  success  achieved  by  collateral  relatives  proceeded  from  his  dam,  in  handing  on  their  peculiar 
character  to  already  two  successful  generations,  we  have  the  best  guaranty  of  his  impressiveness  as  a  sire, 
even  without  the  actual  proof  that  he  has  afforded  at  the  commencement  of  his  stud  career. 

"  Candidate's  sire,  Denmark,  has  through  his  stock  accounted  for  more  great  prizes  than  any  other 
Yorkshire  horse  that  ever  lived.  As  a  single  example  it  may  be  mentioned  that  he  sired  the  champion 
mares  at  the  shows  of  the  Hackney  Society  in  1885,  1886,  1887,  and  1S88. 

"  Candidate's  sire,  Denmark,  won  twelve  first  prizes,  1865-1876,  including  first  prize,  Scarborough,  in 
1865,  1867,  and  1869;  first  prize,  Bridlington,  1S66,  1871,  1874,  1875.  Denmark's  sire.  Sir  Charles  768,  won 
.seven  first  prizes  including  in  185  i  first  prize.  Great  Yorkshire  ;  in  1850  and  1852,  first,  Bridlington  ;  in  1855, 
first,  Howden;  in  1857,  185S,  1859,  first,  Hackness.  Denmark's  dam  won  first  prize  at  Driffield  and  first 
prize,  Yorkshire,  in  1862  with  Denmark  at  her  foot  as  the  best  mare  for  breeding  Hackneys. 

"Candidate's  dam,  Poll  III.,  was  sired  by  Fireaway  (Shaw's)  242,  a  Norfolk  bred  horse  which  was 
taken  into  Yorkshire  about  1865.  Poll  III.  won  first  prize  at  Pocklington,  1882,  the  only  time  shown.  She 
is  inbred  to  Marshland  Shales,  the  great  grandson  of  the  original  Shales.  He  was  tlie  most  famous  horse 
in  the  eastern  counties,  and  in  1810  trotted  17  miles  in  56  minutes.     He  lived  to  1833." 

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No.  42.  Cleveland  Bay  and  Hackney  Cross. 

LULU  (Late  Curiosity). 

Brown  Filly.     Foaled  1890. 

Sire,  SULTAN   (English  Champion,  Dam,  20  (873),  TRINKET  (page  51) 

Cleveland  Bay  Stallion),  G.-g.dam,  (591)  Beauty  by  Sir  Charles  (768) 

by  Emperor  (387)  C.  B.  S.  B.  G.-g.dam,  by  Performer  (550). 

Breeder,   Mr.  W.  Burdett-Coutts,   Brookfield  Stud,   London,   England. 

Imported  by  present  owner  from  Brookfield  Stud,  July,   1890. 


Remarks. — This  and  the  next  entry.  Kismet,  have  been  placed  among  the  Hackneys  for  the  reason 
that  there  appears  no  more  appropriate  classification  for  them,  both  fillies  being  the  produce  of  a  full- 
blooded  Hackney  mare  and  a  Cleveland  Bay  stallion.  This  cross  was  an  experiment  made  by  the  propri- 
etor of  Brookfield  with  a  view  of  procuring  Hackney  action  combined  with  the  size  and  range  of  the  Coach 
Horse.  A  glance  at  Lulu,  the  older  of  the  two,  as  she  stands  in  her  box  or  is  shown  in  hand  on  the  tan 
bark  at  Shelburne,  will  prove  that  the  expectations  of  the  breeder  have  been  fully  realized,  for  there  is  all 
the  size  and  ranginess  of  the  Cleveland  type,  and  much  of  the  crest,  outlook,  and  decidedly  the  action  of 
the  Hackney.  The  Coach  Horse  has  not,  however,  transmitted  what  might  have  been  looked  for,  viz., 
his  color  with  the  stripe  down  the  back,  that  infallible  test  of  pure  blood  in  his  breed  ;  for  this  filly.  Lulu, 
takes  after  the  dam  in  that  respect ;  but  she  is  an  extraordinarily  well-bred  Fireaway — Sir  Charles  mare, 
and  it  must  not  be  forgotten  that  if  old  Fireaway  was  famous  for  anything,  it  was  his  ability  to  stamp  his 
own  rich  brown  color  on  every  one  of  his  sons  and  daughters.  Had  this  filly  and  her  full  sister  been  left 
in  England  there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  they  would  have  been  regarded  as  a  pair  of  choicely  bred 
carriage  horses  of  a  type  most  in  demand  in  the  London  market,  and  it  is  therefore  only  natural  to  sup- 
pose that  when  they  make  their  appearance  in  the  harness  classes  at  the  New  York  Show — as  they 
assuredly  will  if  their  development  continues  at  the  present  rate— a  phenomenal  value  will  be  attached  to 
them,  horses  of  weight,  size,  length,  style,  and  action  being  now  so  eagerly  sought  for  at  very  high  prices. 
Of  course,  it  is  rather  premature  at  this  time  to  say  what  this  cross  will  actually  produce  in  the  matter  of 
height  and  weight,  and  it  is  not  fair  to  expect  anything  over  the  standard  of  the  sire,  16.2,  and  hardly  that 
when  the  measurement  of  the  dam  15.2^  is  considered,  but  if  the  cross  with  such  a  mare  gets  all  but  an 
inch  or  so  of  the  required  height,  it  is  an  easy  matter  to  secure  the  rest  by  using  a  Hackney  mare  fully  or 
even  over  the  i6-hand  mark.  Sixty-six  inches  is  getting  pretty  high  in  the  air,  and  while  we  see  lots  of 
horses  topping  this  limit,  yet  how  very  seldom  are  they  anything  but  narrow  leggy  frames  totally  devoid 
of  a  shadow  of  action  or  style,  exhibiting  a  lazy  paddling  gait  that  is  simply  painful  to  witness.  On 
behalf  of  the  American-bred  horse,  however,  and  as  a  contrast  to  this  picture,  the  reader  is  referred  to 
remarks  on  the  conformation  and  breeding  of  the  17-hand  bay  geldings  Chilcout  and  Chilcat,  pages  90,  91. 
which  for  the  past  two  years  have  been  such  a  showy  carriage  team  on  the  New  York  streets,  and  which, 
on  account  of  their  unusual  excellence,  their  owner  has  tried  to  duplicate,  without  much  success  up  to  the 
present  time.     For  description  of  the  Cleveland  Bay  stallion  Sultan,  see  Kismet,  the  filly  next  in  order. 

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No.  43.  Cleveland  Bay  and  Hackney  Cross. 

KISMET. 

Bay  Filly,  black  points.     Foaled  1891. 
Sire,  SULTAN  (667),  C.  B.  S.  B.  Dam,   20  (S73)  TRINKET  (see  page  51). 

(a  Cleveland  Bay). 
G.sire,  Emperor  387,  C.  B.  S.  B. 
G.dam,  Beauty,  F.  S.,  C.  B.  S.  B.,  Vol.  2. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — An  exceedingly  well  made  filly,  comparing  favorably  with  the  full-blood  Hackney  Yearlings. 
Has  rather  more  quality  than  the  two-year-old  of  same  cross  (Lulu)  already  mentioned,  and  possesses 
in  a  marked  degree  the  range,  top-line,  and  quarter  of  the  Cleveland  Bay. 

The  sire.  Sultan,  is  a  magnificent  rich  ba)-,  with  black  legs  to  above  the  knees  and  hocks, 
and  black  "list."  His  head,  crest,  and  neck  are  superb,  his  shoulders  well  placed,  and  his  quarters  magni- 
ficent. Sultan  also  stands  upon  a  grand  set  of  legs  and  his  action  is  bold,  regular,  and  especially  good 
behind.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  Sultan's  action  is  generally  considered  by  those  who  are  familiar  with  these 
breeds  to  be  the  best  that  has  been  seen  in  the  Coaching  or  Cleveland  show  ring  for  a  great  many  years. 
Although  a  very  muscular  horse,  Sultan  shows  no  trace  of  the  coarseness  which  is  so  often  met  with  in 
Cleveland  sires  of   the  foremost  rank,  and  consequently  his  stock  show  a  great  deal  of  quality. 

In  blood  Sultan  may  be  said  to  be  absolutely  pure,  for  he  is  the  result  of  crossing  and  intercrossing 
the  Cleveland  Bay  and  Yorkshire  Coach  breeds  for  a  century  or  more,  his  sire  Emperor,  known  all  over 
Yorkshire  as  beyond  criticism,  being  recorded  in  both  the  Cleveland  Bay  and  Yorkshire  Coach  Stud  Books, 
as  also  was  his  grandsire,  a  horse  of  same  name  bred  in  1864  at  Pickering,  his  great  grandsire  General 
Benefit  and  his  great-great-grandsire  Baylock.  Sultan's  dam  Beauty  is  also  recorded  in  both  books,  and 
in  the  Yorkshire  Coach  her  sire  is  also  entered  as  Magnificent  289.  It  would  seem  that  such  a  grandly 
bred  horse,  and  one  who,  as  an  individual,  has  won  all  before  him,  and  is  generalh-  regarded  as  the  most 
superb  specimen  of  his  race  in  England  at  the  present  day,  is  exceptionally  well  calculated  to  beget  most 
magnificent  harness  horses  with  size  and  that  lofty  style  so  much  admired  when  seen  under  favorable 
circumstances  before  heavy  broughams  and  similar  vehicles  in  busy  thoroughfares.  As  already  stated 
under  Lulu,  the  filly  last  described,  this  cross  will  be  given  every  opportunity  to  show  its  superiority,  and 
then,  perhaps  it  will  be  interesting  to  breed  either  one  of  these  mares  to  a  Hackney  stallion  with  excessive 
quality  and  action. 

Sultan  has  taken  the  First  Prize  every  time  he  has  been  shown. 

In  1886,  First  Prize  in  open  class  for  Coaching  Stallions  of  all  ages.  Great  Yorkshire  Show. 

In  1887,  h'irst  Prize  in  open  class  for  Coaching  Stallions  of  all  ages.  Great  Yorkshire  Show,  and  First  Prize 

for  Coaching  Stallions  at  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society's  Show  at  Newcastle. 
In  1888,  First  Prize  for  Coaching  Stallions  at  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society's  Show  at  Nottingham. 

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No.  44.  Hackney  Fillies  of  1891. 

(184)    FEDORA. 

(Full   Registered.) 

Bay   Filly,  near  hind  pastern  white.     Foaled  1891. 

Sire,  CANDIDATE  (920),  by  Denmark  177.     Dam,  ^  (1510)  DOLL  FIREAWAY  (Imp.), 

(page  45)  by  Foston  Fireaway  268. 
G.dani,  by  Kendall  Performer  391. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. —  Exceedingly  well  formed,  and  should  make  a  big  one  with  quality  and  action.  This  filly 
has  all  the  fine  upstanding  demeanor  of  its  sire,  and  follows  closely  the  muscular  development  of  the  dam, 
and  having  exactly  the  right  proportion  of  the  blood  of  Denmark  has  everything  in  its  favor. 


No.  45. 

(187)   LENA. 

(Full   Registered.) 

Light  Bay  Filly,  black  points,  long  star,  faint  mark  lower  part  of  face.     Foaled  1891. 

Sire,  MAESLEICH  (1839),  by  Dam,  2  (2041)    FAITH    (Imp.),   by   Confi- 

dence 158.     (See  page  39.) 
G.dam,  Duchess,  by  Fireaway. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — As  would  be  expected  from  such  a  cross  there  is  lots  of  substance  in  this  filly,  and  she  has 
in  addition  erand  action  all  round  and  the  fraine  on  which  to  build  a  strong  mare. 


No.  46. 

(182)    EMELINE. 

(Full   Registered.) 

Dark  Brown  Filly,  faint  star,  snip,  near  hind  ankle  white.     Foaled  1891. 

Sire,  COURIER  3  (1751)  (page  35).  Dam.  11  (364)  WHITE  SOCKS  (Imp.)  by 

Sir  John  1168,  by  Fireaway  (page  46). 
G.Ai//!,hy  Denmark  177. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — This  filly  has  much  of  the  sire  in  her  outline,  has  already  tremendous  action,  and  with  such 
width  between  the  shoulders,  which  are  extremely  powerful,  that  there  can  be  no  hesitation  in  predicting 
that  here  will  be  a  great  big  harness  mare,  lacking  perhaps  the  quality  of  the  dam,  but  nevertheless  one 
that  will  command  a  high  figure  for  long  service  in  the  city  before  a  large  carriage.  (364)  White  Socks, 
the  dam  of  this  filly,  is  without  doubt  one  of  the  finest  Hackney  mares  of  the  large  size  ever  seen  in 
harness,  and  was,  on  account  of  her  superior  blood  lines,  perhaps  a  fitting  mate  for  the  son  of  Canvasser 
where  size,  substance,  and  action  were  desired. 

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No.  47.  Hackney  Fillies  of  1891. 

(185>  PAULINA. 

(Full   Registt-rcil.) 

Black  Fillv,  with  roan  hairs  ;  blaze  off  fore  coronet  and  near  himl  stocking-  white. 

Foaled  1 89 1. 

Sire,  ACCIDENT  2   (  1691  )  (page  34),  Dam,  2\    (1810)  SILVER  BELLE  ( Imp.),  by 

by  Black  Auster  (1430).  Wildfirk.  (1224)  (page  43). 

G.ihuii,  1579  Jkssie,  hv  Telegraph. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — Here  is  a  credit  to  botli  sire  and  dam,  leaning  rather  more  to  the  maternal  side  if  anything 
in  the  matter  of  conformation,  but  with  all  the  quality  of  tlie  sire,  being  particularly  sweet  in  Iiead  and 
neck.  The  shoulders  are  nicely  placed  and  set  wide  apart,  giving  lots  of  heart  room.  This  filly  is  unusually 
intelligent  looking,  her  eyes  being  very  prominent,  large,  and  bright,  giving  to  her  face  an  extremel}- 
pleasing  expression.  This  cross  may  be  said  to  be  the  cream  of  good  breeding,  for  Accident,  the  sire, 
traces  right  back  through  Eclipse  and  St.  Giles  to  thoroughbretl,  and  also  claims  descent  from  the  Bay 
Presidents  to  which  blood,  Silver  Belle,  the  dam  of  the  filly  under  notice,  also  traces. 


No.  48. 

(186)   SPRAY. 

(Full   Registered.) 

Bay  Fillv,  black  points,  slight  snip  on  nose.     Foaled    1891. 

Sire,  MAESLEICH  (1839),  by  Dam,  22  (853)  .SHEPHERDESS  (Imp.),  by 

Confidence   163  (page  49). 
G.iiam,  288  Primrose,  by  Shepherd  F.  Knapp. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — A  tight  filly,  to  which  the  dam  has  given  a  handsome  shoulder  and  a  set  of  grand  "  under- 
standings," with  arms  and  thighs  of  the  best.  The  neck  might  be  longer,  but  it  is  well  set  in,  and  the  head, 
which  is  nicely  formed  and  put  on  properly,  completes  a  good  forehand.  The  marked  difference  between 
this  filly  and  her  half-sister,  the  get  of  the  champion  Rufus,  demonstrates  clearlj-  how  well  the  blood  of  the 
son  of  Vigorous  "  nicked  "  with  that  of  Primrose  and  Confidence  in  their  daughter,  Sheperdess,  who  is 
evidently  a  brood-mare  worth  keeping  for  Champions. 


No.  49. 

ISO      KELPIE. 

(Half  Registered.) 

Brown  Fillv,  star  and  snip,  off  fore  coronet  and  near  hind  fetlock  white.     Foaled  1S91. 

Sire,  COURIER  3  (1751)  (page  35).  Dam,  JENNIE  (Roan  Mare,  15  hands) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks.— P^n  exceptionally  strong,  lusty  two-year-old,  with  great  arms  and  thighs,  flat  bone,  and  with 
action  fully  as  brilliant  and  high  as  that  of  her  sire.  Here  is  a  most  successful  result  of  crossing  the 
Hackney  stallion  with  a  speedy  roading  mare  bred  in  Maine  of  Hambletonian  blood.  There  have  been 
several  of  this  sort  raised  on  the  farm  and  disposed  of  at  the  recent  sales,  and  it  is  to  this  sort  that  the 
attention  of  farmers  is  especially  directed. 

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No.  50.  Hackney  Fillies  of  1892. 

(479)    LADY    KILLARNEY. 

(Full  Registered.) 
Chestnut  Filly,  star,  both  fore  pasterns  and  near  hind  stocking  white.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  MATCHLESS  OF  LONDESBORO'  18  Dam  13  (1015)  BELLE  LYONS, 

(1517).     (See  page  30.)  (page  48)  by  Candidate  (920). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — Here  we  have  the  first  filly  dropped  at  Shelburne  Farms  as  the  get  of  Matchless,  and  it 
certainly  meets  all  expectations,  for  it  has  all  the  exquisite  quality  of  the  dam  and  the  grand  shapes,  "out- 
look," and  top  line  of  the  sire.  If  the  son  of  Belle  Lyons  and  Courier  can  carry  off  a  blue  ribbon  at  his 
first  attempt,  surely  a  daughter  of  the  same  mare  by  the  champion  Matchless  can  equal  it,  and  there  can 
be  hardly  any  doubt  of  it  if  this  filly  does  well  during  her  critical  period — the  first  winter. 


No.  51. 

(474)    FATIMA. 

(Full  Registered.) 

Bay  Filly.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  COURIER  3,  (1751)  (page  35)  Dam,  14  (1989)  COUNTY  MAID  (page  48) 

by  Canvasser  (114).  by  County  Member  by  Lord  Derby  II. 

Breeder,   Owner. 


Remarks. — Out  of  such  a  compact  daughter  of  County  Member  something  very  closely  coupled  might 
be  expected,  and  the  sire  being  such  a  brilliant  actor,  this  filly  Fatima  should  be  a  sen.sational  medium-sized 
one.  The  dam  of  this  filly  is  an  evidence  of  the  good  judgment  of  her  breeder,  Mr.  Walter  Gilbey,  in 
coupling  a  son  of  Lord  Derby  with  a  daughter  of  Denmark,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  filly  under  notice  will 
come  out  in  her  yearling  form  a  credit  to  her  distinguished  ancestry. 


No.  52. 

(472)    DOLORES. 

(Full    Registered.) 

Black  Brown  Filly,  small  tick  in  forehead,  two  white  socks  in  front,  near  hind  pastern  white. 

Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  COURIER  3  (1751)  (page  35)  Dam,  8  (2999)  LILY  GOMAN  (page  44) 

by  Canvasser  (114)        •  by  Star  of  the  West  (1575). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — One  of  the  strongest  and  best  foals  on  the  farm.  A  fine  lusty  filly  with  grand  elastic 
action,  a  splendid  flexion  of  the  hock  which  puts  the  hind  leg  exceedingly  well  forward  and  throws  up  the 
forehead  in  a  most  delightful  manner.  Here  is  a  rangy  one  with  all  that  goes  to  make  a  big  mare.  It  is 
to  be  regretted  that  the  dam  has  passed  from  the  stud  where  she  had  such  good  opportunities  with  a  horse 
that  was  evidently  so  well  suited  to  her.  Lily  Goman  was  as  well  bred  a  mare  as  ever  came  to  this  country, 
being  out  of  a  daughter  of  Eclipse,  Son  of  Rickell's  St.  Giles,  and  her  grandam  by  the  sire  of  Old  Den- 
mark. Probably  in  this  filly,  Dolores,  the  Shelburne  Farms  has  a  larger  edition  of  Lily  Goman,  with 
increased  action,  and  it  would  certainly  seem,  from  the  way  the  filly  acts  now,  that  she  will  prove  such. 

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No  53  Hackney  Fillies  of  1892. 

(471)  COSETTE. 

(Full    Registered.) 
Brown  Filly,  star  in  forehead.     Foaled  iSgj. 

Sire,  BROWN  FASHION  i  (162S)  (page  33)       Dam.  7  LEONA  FIREAWAY  (page  44) 

by  Confidence  (158).  by  Fireaway  (249). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — As  will  be  noticed  under  head  of  remarks  on  the  page  (44)  devoted  to  description  of 
Leona  Fireaway,  the  dam  of  this  filly,  there  was  positively  no  stronger  cross  to  be  tried  than  that  of 
Brown  Fashion,  a  horse  quite  near  to  "  blood,"  and  the  tremendous  daughter  of  Triffit's  Fireaway  (249). 
The  experiment  has  proved  a  happy  one,  for  in  Cosette  there  is  an  exquisite  filly  with  all  the  brilliance  of 
her  sire  and  that  width,  length,  and  inclination  to  size  that  the  dam  shows  in  such  a  remarkable  degree. 


No.  54. 

(482)    SUZA. 

(Full    Registered.) 
Bay  Filly  with  black  points.     Foa/ed  1892. 

Sire,   MATCHLESS  OF  LONDESBORO'  Dam,   22  (853)  SHEPHERDESS, 

18  (1517).     (See  page  30.)  (page  49)  by  Confidenxe  (163). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — A  closely  coupled  filly,  and  a  creditable  daughter  of  the  champion,  with  a  style  and 
finish  about  her  that  augurs  well  for  her  chances  before  critical  judges  in  the  years  to  come.  This 
breeding  is  especially  interesting  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  we  are  now  able  to  compare  the  get  of  Rufus^ 
twice  winner  of  the  English  Championship,  with  that  of  Matchless,  out  of  the  same  mare,  who,  be  it 
remembered,  claims  direct  descent  from  the  American  horse  Shepherd  F.  Knapp,  already  referred  to 
in  these  pages.     (See  Daisy  Dimple,  page  55.) 


No.  55. 

467)    BLONDINE. 

(Full  Registered.) 

Chestnut  Filly,  blaze  in  face,  four  white  legs.  Foa/ed  1892. 

Stre,  MATCHLESS  OF  LONDESBORO'  Dam,  21  (1810)  SILVER  BELLE. 

18  (15 17).     (See  page  30.)  (See  page  43.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — If  anything  richer  than  this  is  required,  so  far  as  di.stinguished  ancestry  is  concerned, 
then  tlie  search  will  have  to  be  a  long  one,  for  seldom,  if  ever,  have  two  such  noted  prize  winners 
at  Matchless  and  Silver  Belle  been  mated  at  an\-  stud.  Mere  is  an  instance  of  the  leading  stallion  of 
his  day  meeting  a  mare  who  is  a  star  among  matrons,  and  to  sa\-  that  the  produce  realizes  all  expecta- 
tions is  equivalent  to  prophesying  a  magnificent  career  for  this  filly  from  the  moment  she  enters 
the  arena. 

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No.  56.  Hackney  Fillies  of  1892. 

(476)    COLD    DUST. 

(Full  Registered.) 
Chesnut  Filly,  star,  snip,  hind  pasterns  white.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  MATCHLESS  OF   LONDESBORO'  Dam,  11  (364)  WHITE  SOCKS 

18  (1517)  (page  30).  (page  46)  by  Sir  John  (1168). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — Here  the  sire  has  again  overpowered  the  blood  of  the  Fireavvays  in  the  matter  of  stamping 
his  own  color,  and  to  some  extent  his  magnificent  conformation,  on  the  produce,  for  this  filly  is  strikingly 
like  Matchless  in  the  points  mentioned.  To  the  dam,  however,  must  be  given  the  credit  for  the  lofty 
style  in  which  this  filly  carries  herself  when  in  action,  and  there  is  little  doubt  that  White  Socks  has  given 
to  the  world,  in  this  youngster,  an  exceedingly  fine  harness  mare. 


No.  57. 

(475)    FAVORITA. 

(Full  Registered). 

Brown  Filly,  few  white  hairs  in  forehead.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  ACCIDENT  2  (1691)  (page  34),  Dam,  17  (2044)   FALSE  VOWS  (page  50), 

by  Black  Auster  (1430).  by  Candidate  (920). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — Full  of  quality  and  with  very  nice  action,  which  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  when  the  breed- 
ing of  this  filly  is  examined,  for  the  sire,  as  already  stated  in  these  pages,  is  exceedingly  well  bred  and  the 
dam  traces  twice  to  rare  old  Denmark  through  individuals  who  have  maintained  their  places  at  the  head  of 
their  respective  studs,  and  done  wonders  for  their  lucky  po.s-sessors. 


No.  58. 

(480)    QUI  DA. 

(Full  Registered.) 

Brown  Filly.     Foaled,  1892. 

Sire,  COURIER  3  (1751)  (page   35),  Dam,  20  (873)  TRINKET  (page  51), 

by  Canvasser  (114).  by  Fireaway. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — A  late  foal,  but  a  fair  return  for  the  experiment  made  in  breeding  such  a  magnificent  goer 
as  Courier  to  one  of  the  real  old  Fireaway  mares,  as  Trinket  undoubtedly  is.  This  brings  the  blood  of  the 
old  horse  in  contact  with  that  of  the  Great  Guns  and  Confidence,  and  as  substance,  endurance,  and  action 
always  resulted  heretofore,  it  will  be  odd  if  the  filly  under  notice  does  not  develope  into  a  desirable  mare 
of  medium  height. 

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No.  59.  Hackney  Fillies  of  1892. 

(468>    CHARM. 

(Half  Registered.) 


Roan  Firxv,  both  hind  pasterns  white.     Foaled  1S92. 

/,  CARF 

Roan  mar 
trotting-bred. 


Sire,  BROWN  FASHION  i  (162S)  (page  n),  Dam,  CARRIE  (51   Inspected), 

by  Confidence  (158).  Roan  mare,  15,2  hands,  said  to  be 


Breeder,   Owner. 

Remarks. — A  particularly  sweet  filly,  nicely  made  all  over,  and  with  unusually  fine  head.  In  this 
instance,  the  mare  may  be  said  to  have  done  as  much  as  the  sire,  for  she  has  given  the  filly  her  own  color, 
and  in  many  other  points  it  resembles  her,  but  there  is  a  brilliancy  about  it  that  must  be  credited  to  that 
quality  so  noticeable  in  Brown  Fashion,  and  it  may  be,  that  in  this  mare,  which  can  be  described  as  of  the 
Hambletonian  stamp,  the  Hackney  found  just  what  was  needed  to  assist  him.  A  comparison  of  this  filly 
with  one  a  year  older  (Kelpie,  page  59),  by  Courier,  out  of  a  marc  of  similar  breeding,  will  prove  of  interest 
as  showing  how  it  is  possible  to  get  strength  and  size  from  one  Hackne\-  stallion  and  extraordinary  quality 
and  finish  from  another. 


No.  60. 

(481)    ROSA. 

(Half  Registered.) 
Bay  Filly,  with  faint  star  and  both  hind  ankles  wliite.      Foaled  iSq2. 

Sire,  COURIER  3  (1751)  (page  35),  Dam,  CORINNE  (52  Inspected), 

by  Canvasser  (114). 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — The  dain  of  this  filly  w'as  a  large,  rooiny  mare,  bay  in  color,  with  irregular  star  and  two 
white  ankles,  had  a  remarkable  constitution,  and  was  exceedingly  well  muscled,  and  passed  readily  when 
offered  for  inspection  as  a  suitable  mare  to  mate  with  Hackney  stallions.  A  grand  filly  foal  was  the  result 
of  mating  her  with  Courier,  and  it  was  seen  at  once  that  the  sire  had  found  nothing  to  resist  his  pre- 
potency, and  so  the  action  which  was  expected  came  out  in  the  youngster  to  a  remarkable  degree,  the 
knees  being  lifted  with  a  snap  not  exceeded  by  anj'  full-blooded  Hackney  colt,  and  the  gait  all  round  being 
generally  considered  as  fine  as  anything  seen  at  the  Farms.  As  previously  pointed  out,  these  half-breeds 
are  object  lessons  to  those  interested  in  crossing  the  Hackney  on  the  ordinary  harness  mares  of  this  country. 


No.  61. 

(477)    GOLDEN    RAY. 

(Half   Re;j;i>tcrc.l.) 

Chestnut  Filly,  with  stripe  in  face,  white  stocking  on  the  near  side.      Foaled  iSc)2. 

.SV;v,  COURIER  3  (175  i)  (page  35),  i^'.rw,   ANTOINETTE    (25    Inspected) 

by  Canvasser  (114).  Imp.  French  Coach  Mare  (see  page  68). 

Breeder,  Owner. 

Kcinarks. — A  ver\' promising  filly,  well  formed,  the  hind  quarter  being  somewhat  similar  to  that  foumi 
in  coaching  breeds.  This  will  certainly  make  a  large  and  powerful  mare,  with  higher  action  than  the  I'rench 
Coach  horse  could  give,  and  so  the  cross  may  be  considered  as  an  excellent  one.  particularh-  so  when  the 
quality  of  the  dam  is  considered,  she  being  one  of  the  most  exquisite  French  Coaching  marcs  that  was 
ever  brought  to  this  country. 


No.  62.  Hackney  Filly  of  1892. 

(473)    ECLAIR. 

(Half  Registered  by  Inspection.) 

Bay  Filly,  with  near  hind  ankle  white.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  COURIER  3  (1751)  (page  35).  Dam,  PANSY,  a  trotting-bred  mare,  said  to  be 

by  Canvasser  (114).  by  Day  Star,  a  thoroughbred  horse,  and  out  of  a 

mare  by  Phil  Sheridan. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — The  dam  of  this  filly  is  a  brown  mare  15  hands  high,  foaled  in  1881,  and  had  been  six  years 
in  the  stud  when  she  was  stinted  to  the  Hackney  stallion.  She  shows  unusual  quality  in  head  and  neck, 
is  closely  ribbed  up,  and  her  limbs  are  remarkably  well  formed,  showing  splendid  bone  for  a  mare  of  her 
size.  The  result  of  crossing  such  a  mare  with  the  Hackney  is  extremely  creditable,  for  here  we  have  good 
action  with  speed  and  quality,  wliile  at  the  same  time  substance  is  not  lacking. 

There  can  be  no  longer  any  doubt  about  the  advisability  of  putting  the  English  Hackney  stallion  with 
size  and  phenomenal  action  on  to  trotting-bred  mares  which  possess  good  roading  qualities  and  slightly 
higher  action  than  is  wanted  for  speedy  work  on  the  track.  The  experiment  has  been  tried  in  several  parts 
of  the  country,  and  in  many  instances  the  success  attained  has  been  beyond  expectation,  especially  where 
mares  have  been  used  which  show  no  tendency  to  "  spread  behind  "  and  which  had  not  been  developed  for 
speed.  At  Shelburne  Farms  the  cross  is  deemed  an  admirable  one,  and  were  it  not  that  this  catalogue  is 
intended  only  to  enumerate  such  animals  as  are  actually  in  the  stud,  interesting  descriptions  could  be 
given  of  the  get  of  the  Hackney  from  native  mares  that  would  demonstrate  to  practical  breeders,  who 
generally  have  to  study  economy  in  their  transactions,  the  desirability  of  confining  their  efforts  to  the 
producing,  from  such  a  cross,  good,  serviceable,  and  at  the  same  time  extremely  saleable  animals  for  city 
purposes.  If  a  trotting-bred  mare  has  any  pedigree  to  speak  of,  she  must  certainly  show  quality,  pluck, 
and  endurance,  and  as  the  latter  is  increased  and  action  and  substance  added  by  the  use  of  the  Hackney, 
the  result  cannot  be  otherwise  than  successful.  Kelpie  (page  59),  half-sister  to  the  filly  under  notice,  and 
Charm  (page  63),  by  that  most  brilliant  of  Hackney  stallions.  Brown  Fashion  (page  33),  and  out  of  a  cast- 
iron  sort  of  mare  such  as  can  be  sometimes  picked  up  at  a  reasonable  price  in  Vermont,  Maine,  or  New 
Hampshire,  are  both  valuable  specimens  of  this  method.  Many  equally  as  good,  or  better,  have  been  dis- 
posed of  at  private  or  public  sale  during  the  past  two  years 


64 


FRENCH  COACH  STALLION, 


No.  63. 

INCROYABLE. 

Imported  by  Mr.  W.  K.  Vanderbilt  in  1882. 

Dark  Chestnut  Stallion.  oaled  April  2,  1878. 

Height    1 6. 1 . 

Sired  by  KABIR. 

Dam,  Brizan by  Traneffet  out  of  Nictorianne. 

Kabir by  Ugal. 

Dam,  Unis. 

Remarks. — Incroyable  is  said  to  be  not  only  the  highest-priced  but  also  the  best  French  Coaching 
stallion  ever  brought  to  this  country.  He  stands  on  short,  powerful  legs,  and  has  remarkably  high  knee 
action,  is  close-ribbed,  has  high-sprung  arch,  deep  chest,  fine  head,  and  perfect  disposition.  While  in  Mr. 
Vanderbilt's  possession,  he  sired  some  eighty  colts,  which  are  spoken  of  as  models  of  style,  finish,  and 
substance.  French  coachers  are  noted  for  their  docility,  endurance,  and  road  powers.  They  are  descended 
from  the  celebrated  postilion  horses,  used  in  France  on  stage  coaches  prior  to  the  opening  of  railroads. 
They  have  since  then  been  improved  by  a  cross  with  the  English  thoroughbred,  and  are  now  the  breed 
that  furnishes  the  magnificent  coach  and  carriage  horses  so  celebrated  for  their  style  and  action,  used  in 
the  parks  of  London  and  Paris,  and  fast  becoming  popular  and  commanding  high  prices  in  New  York, 
Boston,  and  other  large  cities  in  the  United  States. 

Kabir  is  the  property  of  the  French  Government,  and  stands  at  St.  Lo.  Brizan  is  of  the  breed  of  Salle, 
foaled  in  Normandy  in  1874. 

Incroyable,  although  out  of  the  jurisdiction  of  the  owner,  the  horse  having  been  given  for  a  term  of 
years  to  the  town  of  Rutland,  Vermont,  for  use,  at  nominal  fees,  on  the  ordinary  mares  of  the  district,  is 
included  in  this  catalogue  to  complete  the  French  Coach  Horse  department.  This  stallion  begot  a  num- 
ber of  exceedingly  fine  driving  mares  from  native  stock,  but  nearly  all  of  them  have  been  disposed  of  at 
private  or  public  sale  in  order  to  make  room  for  youngsters  of  recorded  ancestry,  it  having  been  found 
more  desirable  to  keep  only  a  select  assortment  of  registered  harness  horses.  Among  the  daughters  of  In- 
croyable was  one  bay  mare,  in  particular,  called  Amy,  slightly  under  the  15-hand  mark,  that  when  bred  to 
the  imported  Hackney  stallion  Fashion,  the  brilliant  little  horse  belonging  to  Mr.  Prescott  Lawrence  and 
so  well  known  among  sensational  prize  winners,  produced  in  1889  a  chestnut  filly,  Nadjy,  which  as  a  two- 
year  old  followed  her  famous  sire  into  the  show  ring  and  created  much  enthusiasm  among  several  English 
breeders,  one  of  whom  made  a  bid  of  something  like  $2,000  for  her  with  the  avowed  purpose  of  taking  the 
filly  across  the  Atlantic  and  entering  her  in  the  English  classes.  This  speaks  well  for  the  get  of  the 
Hackney,  but  some  credit  is  also  due  to  the  grandsire,  who  appears  to  have  nicked  very  well  with  an  ordi- 
nary native  mare  to  beget  a  matron  like  Amy.  Many  other  mares  by  this  French  Coaching  stallion  would 
doubtless  have  made  as  good  a  showing  had  they  been  retained,  for  Water  Lily,  a  bay,  foaled  in  1887, 
and  which  reached  full  15.3  ;  Jessica,  a  very  sweet  chestnut  mare,  full  of  quality,  foaled  1888:  Mimosa  per- 
haps as  grandly  formed  and  with  as  much  substance,  and  as  fine  shoulder  as  any  full-blooded  coaching 
mare,  and  a  few  others,  were  all  critically  examined  and  passed  upon  as  suitable  to  be  included  in  the  list 
of  inspected  mares  by  the  American  Hackney  Horse  Society,  and  they  have,  when  bred  to  Hackney  stal- 
lions, brought  forth  produce  that,  when  offered  for  sale,  immediately  found  purchasers  among  breeders 
who  recognized  the  value  of  such  excellent  foundation  stock.  For  further  particulars  regarding  this  and 
the  other  French  Coach  Horses  at  this  stud   the  reader  is  referred  to  the  owner's  preface. 

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FRENCH  COACH  MARES. 

No.  64.  FERNANDE  (23  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Dark  Brown  Mare,  Height  i6.      Foaled  April,  1885. 
Sire,  VALERIEN.  -  Dam,  TEMPETE. 

Breeder,  Auguste  Goulard,  Molay  Littry,  Calvados,  France. 
Imported  by  owner,  July,  1890. 

Prize. — In  1890,  at  New  York,  First  Prize  (Coaching  Mare). 


Remarks. — As  already  stated  at  some  length  in  the  preface  to  this  volume,  this  and  the  following  French 
Coach  mares  were  purchased  at  the  French  Government  breeding  establishment  at  Calvados,  or  in  that 
vicinity,  during  the  spring  of  1890,  each  individual  being  considered  the  best  of  their  respective  strains, 
and  all  showing  the  finer  characteristics  of  the  breed  generally.  Fernande  is,  perhaps,  the  pick  of  the 
consignment,  and  shows  a  wonderful  amount  of  quality  and  brilliant  action,  as,  indeed,  was  easily  proved 
by  the  manner  in  which  she  took  the  highest  honors  in  the  Coaching  Class  at  the  New  York  Show  after 
she  had  been  in  this  country  but  a  few  months.  This  mare  has  been  bred  to  Matchless  and  the  result 
must  be  meritorious. 


No.  65. 

CASTILLE  (14  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Dark  Brown  Mare,  black  points,  Height  16.     Foaled  ]mv^^,  1887. 

Sire,  LA  MORE.  Dam,  ANGELA. 

Breeder,  August  Mouchel,  St.  Marcouff,  Volognes,  Manche,  France. 

Imported  by  owner,  July,  i8go. 


Remarks.— \n  Castille  we  have  an  exceptionally  fine  mare,  whether  viewed  for  use  in  the  stud,  or  as 
an  individual  for  correct  shapes.  She  shows  remarkable  power  all  over,  has  muscular  development  very 
noticeable,  fine  wither,  and  beautiful  outline  throughout.  Bred  to  the  Hackney  stallion  Courier  this  mare 
produced,  last  year,  a  splendid  colt  of  large  frame  and  good  action,  and  is  believed  to  be  in  foal  to 
Matchless  this  season. 


Produce,  in  1892,  brown  colt  by  Courier  3  (175 1),  sold 

No.  66. 


CLAIRE  (53  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Light  Bay  Mare,  2  white  heels.  Height  16.     Foaled  March,  1887. 

Sire,  CELEBRE.  Dam,  DIJON. 

Breeder,  Jean  Letellier,  Volognes,  Manche,  France. 

Imported  by  owner,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — Claire  is  a  large  bay  mare,  wonderfully  set  up,  and  is  a  superb  mover  in  double  harness, 
where  she  has  done  some  grand  work  with  her  half-sister  Mademoiselle,  to  be  described  later.  With  these 
fine  French  Coaching  mares  in  heavy  vehicles  on  a  long  road  there  is  noticed  an  amount  of  spirit  and 
willingness  to  keep  in  the  collar  that  is  surprising,  particularly  so  during  the  period  of  acclimation 
— a  time  when  other  horses  generally  give  signs  of  dulness  and  take  much  of  the  pleasure  out  of  the  drive. 
Being  so  near  thoroughbred,  and  of  a  race  that  has  been  continuously  reared  for  exactly  this  kind  of  work, 
they  seem  to  draw  their  load  without  apparent  effort,  and  invariably  finish  a  day  satisfactorily. 

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No.  67.  French  Coach   Mares. 

MADEMOISELLE    57    Inspected    F.  S.). 

Light  Bay  Mare,  Height  i6.     Foaled  V^2.y,  1887. 

Sire,  CELEBRE.  Dam,  LIZETTE. 

Breeder.  Jean  Letellier,  Volognes,    Manche,    France. 

Imported  by  owner,  July,  1S90. 


Remarks. — Half-sister  to  the  mare  last  described  Mademoiselle  was  a  fitting  mate  to  her  in  all  kinds  of 
weather,  and  without  regard  to  the  condition  of  the  roads,  both  being  full  of  spirit  and  courage,  giving 
every  evidence  that  their  owner  had  not  been  mistaken  when  he  procured  them  as  representatives  of  their 
breed.  Mademoiselle  is  a  long  rangy  mare,  looking  at  her  best,  perhaps,  when  under  heavy  harness  alone. 
When  first  purchased  she  was  considered  so  true  to  type  that  she  was  reserved  for  the  stallion  Javanais, 
the  prize-winning  French  Coaching  stallion  that  has  been  so  much  admired  at  several  American  Horse 
Shows,  and  who  was  brought  to  this  country  with  the  Shelburne  consignment  for  the  express  purpose  of 
heading  this  stud.  The  produce  of  this  combination  was  Sabot,  a  fine  colt,  disposed  of  at  one  of  the  recent 
sales  merely  on  account  of  lack  of  room  to  accommodate  youngsters  of  so  many  different  breeds.  Made- 
moiselle herself  has  also  passed  from  this  stud,  but  with  added  value  on  account  of  the  foal  by  Matchless 
of  Londesboro',  which  she  is  believed  to  be  carrying. 


Produce,  in  1891,  bay  colt  Sabot  by  Javanais.     (Sold.) 


No.  68. 

NEGRESSE  (24  Inspected   F.  S.). 

Dark  Brown  Mare,  Height  i6.     Foaled  April,  1SS7. 

Sire,  VAUTRAIN.  Dam,   LA   POULE. 

Breeder,  Caillemes  Fkesville,  Volognes,  Manche,  France. 

Imported  by  owner,  July,  1890. 


Reiiiarks.~Oi  the  whole  consignment  of  French  Coaching  mares  Negresse  may  be  said  to  have  met 
with  greatest  ease  the  conditions  under  which  a  mare  has  to  pass  inspection  by  the  American  Hackney 
Horse  Society,  for  notwithstanding  that  she  was  shown  in  the  rough  and  very  much  out  of  condition,  her 
frame,  bone,  and  action,  coupled  with  the  general  expression,  demonstrated  that  here  was  a  very  creditable 
mare  to  couple  with  a  large  Hackney  stallion  if  good  all-round  carriage  stock  was  wanted.  Her  filly  foal, 
pure  bred,  by  Javanais  was  typical  in  every  point,  and  was  quickly  picked  up  when  offered  at  the  disper- 
sion sale  last  year.  The  mare  is  now  believed  to  be  in  foal  to  the  "King  of  the  Harem,"  at  Shelburne, 
and  it  is  confidently  expected  that  a  large,  well  formed  foal  with  plenty  of  spirit  and  courage  will  result. 


Produce  in  1891,  bay  filly  by  Javanais.     (Sold.) 
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No.  69.  French  Coach  Mares. 

ANTOINETTE    25  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Dark  Brown  Mare,  black  points,  Height,  i6.     Foaled  May,  1887. 

Sire,   ROMANO.  Dam,  MOUVETTE. 

Breeder,  Mrs.  Noel,  Volognes,  Manche,   France. 

Imported  by  owner,  July,  1890. 


Remarks. — This  mare  is  a  rich  dark  brown  with  black  points,  of  the  full  height,  and  looks  an  exceed- 
ingly well-bred  individual.  In  fact  so  true  to  type  is  she  that  of  all  the  mares  at  the  stud,  Antoinette  has 
several  times  been  chosen  as  the  typical  French  Coacher  whenever  a  good  picture  of  one  was  required,  and, 
had  the  plates  developed  satisfactorily,  a  portrait  of  her  would  have  appeared  in  this  volume,  as  by  no  other 
means,  except,  of  course,  seeing  the  mare  herself  in  life,  can  the  reader  form  an  idea  of  her  superb  confor- 
mation. Her  chestnut  foal.  Golden  Ray  (see  page  63)  is  a  credit  to  both  sire  and  dam,  and  is  an  excellent 
proof  of  the  advisability  of  using  Courier  on  just  such  mares  as  Antoinette,  so  near  to  thoroughbred  blood, 
which  of  course  assists  materially  when  superlative  quality  is  desired. 


Produce,  in  1892,  chestnut  filly,  Golden  Ray  (page  63)  by  Courier  3  (1751). 


Before  leaving  the  French  Coaching  horses,  mention  should  be  made  of  several  that  were  brought 
over  from  France  with  those  described  in  the  foregoing  pages,  for  the  shipment  of  four  stallions  and  seven 
mares  was  perhaps  the  most  valuable  consignment  of  such  stock  ever  imported.  Three  of  the  stallions 
stood  fully  16.2  hands  high,  the  best  of  them  being  Javanais,  a  superior  specimen  of  his  class,  rich  dark- 
brown  in  color,  and  weight,  at  three  years  old,  something  like  thirteen  hundred  pounds.  At  the  Horse 
Show  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  French  Government,  at  St.  Lo,  Calvados,  June,  1890,  this  horse  took 
third  prize,  an  honor  worthy  to  be  recorded  by  reason  of  the  unusually  large  class  in  which  h'e  competed 
and  the  surprising  e.xcellence  of  the  Government  exhibit  against  him.  When  placed  on  exhibition  in  this 
country  Javanais  created  much  enthusiasm,  and  when  offers  became  numerous,  and  the  horse  had  been 
bred  to  such  mares  as  were  peculiarly  adapted  to  him,  he  was  permitted  to  leave  the  stud,  to  take  his  place 
at  the  head  of  a  very  extensive  establishment,  the  owners  of  which  have  found  in  him  an  invaluable  sire 
and  a  horse  that  can  hold  his  own  in  the  show  ring.  The  other  stallions,  Job,  Jactator,  and  Jean  Bart,  all 
light  bay  in  color  and  foaled  in  1887,  it  is  believed,  are  no  longer  entire,  they  having  taken  their  place  in 
harness  as  generally  useful  horses  possessing  size,  weight,  and  action.  A  fine  chestnut  mare,  Mouchel, 
twelve  years  old  when  imported,  completed  the  shipment,  and  it  might  have  been  allowable  to  have 
included  her  with  full  description  in  the  list  of  French  mares,  but  being  no  longer  a  member  of  the  stud 
it  is  proper  that  her  name  only  should  appear. 


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Paddocks  in    Vicinity  of  Main  Breeding  Barn 

Shelburne  Farms,  Vt. 


MISCELLANEOUS  MARES.    (Inspected  etc.) 


No.  70. 

STARLIGHT    12    778    Inspected  F.  S. 


Roan   Mare,  Height,    15.2.       Foaled  1884. 


5/;-^,  SHALES  (759)  by 
HuF.  &  Cry  Shales  (379). 


Imported  b\'  Mr.  Fred.  Vanderbilt,  1S91. 
Transferred  to  present  owner,  Dec.  9,  1892. 


Remarks. — It  is  quite  possible  that  this  mare  was  bred  by  old  John  Grout  of  Suffolk,  England,  the 
owner  of  her  sire,  the  Hackney  Shales,  and  she  was  just  the  stamp  of  Hackney  mare  that  he  had  so  many 
of  and  which  for  years  he  sold  at  good  prices  to  English  dealers  and  breeders  who  have  since  founded 
important  stud  farms  in  the  Hackney  districts.  This  mare,  Starlight,  formed  one  of  a  handsome  pair 
which  for  several  seasons  were  well  known  and  much  admired  in  London  on  account  of  their  style  and 
action.  Since  her  arrival  in  this  country.  Starlight  has  attracted  quite  a  deal  of  attention  on  the  fashion- 
able driving  avenues,  and  now  that  she  has  been  put  to  the  stud,  it  is  e.xpected  that,  if  bred  judiciously, 
she  will  throw  some  carriage  horses  of  good  stature  with  all  the  requisite  dash  and  courage  about  them. 


No.  71. 

CIPSEY    15  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Che.stxut   Mare,  stripe  in    face,    near  fore   pastern   and   both   hind   legs   white.     Height    15.1. 

Foaled  1879. 


■  Remarks. — A  rare  old  mare  very  Hackney-like  in  type,  and  one  of  many  most  excellent  purchases  for 
this  stud  that  have  made  enviable  records  for  themselves  as  splendid  all-day  roaders  in  either  single  or 
double  harness,  and  in  this  particular  instance  quite  a  reputation  under  saddle.  This  mare  is  a  standing 
proof  of  the  extraordinary  bargains  that  can  be  obtained  in  making  purchases  of  native-bred  mares,  when 
a  little  judgment  is  exercised  in  their  selection.  Although  only  of  medium  size,  Gipsey  has  often  shown 
the  power  and  endurance  expected  of  much  larger  animals,  and  since  she  has  been  relegated  to  the  stud 
has  added  much  to  her  value,  for  whether  mated  to  thoroughbred,  French  Coaching,  or  Hackney  stallions, 
she  has  been  a  good  breeder  and  her  produce  is  extremely  creditable. 


Produce. — In  1886,  chestnut  filly.  Fairy  Fay,  by  Incroyable.     (Sold.) 
In  1892,  bay  filly,  by  Courier  3  (1751).     (Sold.) 

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No.  72.  Miscellaneous  Mares. 

SQUEELER  (17  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Bay    Mare,  Height  15.2.     Foaled   1880. 


Remarks. — The  names  Nora  and  Squeeler  have  become  synonymous  with  strength  and  endurance  on 
Shelburne  Farms,  for  these  two  mares,  the  former  a  buckskin  and  the  latter  as  above  described,  have  done 
noble  service  for  this  stud  and  for  the  proprietor  in  town  and  country,  bearing  their  full  share  of  both  the 
heavy  and  the  light  draft  in  the  brougham,  victoria,  phaeton,  brake,  or  four-in-hand  coach,  and  either  of 
them  being  able  to  show  quite  a  turn  of  speed  in  the  buggy  when  put  to  it  on  a  day  not  fit  to  take  out  more 
pampered  animals.  In  Squeeler  the  stud  has  a  really  grand  mare  of  the  blocky  sort,  and  a  good  brood 
mare  to  boot,  for  her  colt  Medicine  Hat  (page  92),  by  the  celebrated  trotting  stallion  Ormond,  is  an  ex- 
ceedingly good  one  and  a  pleasant  roader,  and  her  produce  by  the  thoroughbred  Siddartha  and  the 
Hackney  Brown  Fashion  were  very  creditable  indeed. 


Produce. — In  1889,  t)^y  colt,  Medicine  Hat  (page  92),  by  Ormond.   (See  page  84.) 
In  1890,  bay  colt.  Harvester,  by  Siddartha.     (Sold.) 
In  1891,  bay  colt,  by  Brown  Fashion.     (Sold.) 


No.  73. 


BLUE     BELL. 

Black-Brown   Mare,  Height   16.     Foaled  \\ 


Remarks. —  This  mare  was  bred  in  Kentucky  and  shows  very  distinctly  points  for  which  mares  from 
that  State  are  famous.  She  shows  all  her  height  and  is  very  blood-like  throughout,  being  rich  in  color,  and 
with  clean  limbs.     A  very  nice  specimen  of  her  kind  and  has  proved  useful  in  all  harness. 


No.  74. 

DOROTHY  19  (Inspected  F.  S.). 

Bay  Mare,  Height  15.2.     Foaled  1881. 


Remarks. — Dorothy  is  undoubtedly  trotting  bred,  of  good  lineage  and  should,  if  fairly  treated,  be  in- 
cluded in  the  trotting  department,  but  as  her  ancestry  is  not  reliably  on  record,  it  has  been  deemed  safer 
to  let  her  appear  among  the  Miscellaneous  mares.  Purchased  in  New  York  State  several  years  ago, 
Dorothy  was  put  into  light  harness  with  another  of  same  sort,  Elsie,  and  they  proved  a  team  of  unrivalled 
excellence,  full  of  courage  and  very  speedy  over  the  roughest  of  roads.  This  mare  formed  one  of  the  pair 
that  astonished  an  English  horse  breeder  of  prominence,  who  paid  a  visit  to  this  stud  some  two  years  ago, 
by  reason  of  the  complete  control  under  which  they  could  be  driven  at  extreme  speed  on  the  road  or  over 
unopened  ground,  by  word  of  command  and  without  any  apparent  assistance  from  the  lines,  the  trip 
finishing  abruptly  at  a  terrific  pace  within  a  few  feet  of  the  stable  door,  and  amid  such  excitement,  as  the 
gentleman  afterwards  expressed  it,  that  he  was  just  on  the  point  of  offering  up  his  final  prayer  for  safe 
deliverance.  Dorothy  has  also  proved  valuable  at  the  stud,  and  while  it  was  almost  a  pity  to  stop  breeding 
her  to  standard-bred  stallions,  yet  she  comes  so  near  to  the  ideal  mare  for  mating  with  the  imported 
Hackney  to  get  actors  with  speed  that  hereafter  she  will  probably  be  reserved  for  that  purpose. 


Produce. — In  1888,  bay  colt,  Ben  Lambert,  by  Ben  Franklin.    (Sold.) 
In  1889,  bay  colt,  Valcour,  by  Ormond  (page  84).     (Sold.) 

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No.  75.  Miscellaneous  Mares. 

LOLLY  POP  (22  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Bay   Mare,  Height   15.3.      Foaled  1881. 


Prizes. — In  1S92,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (Four-in-hand). 


Remarks. — Another  highly  creditable  purchase,  and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  her  breeding  cannot  be 
ascertained,  for,  as  will  be  noticed,  this  mare,  with  her  mate  Giddy  Girl,  as  wheeler  in  a  four-in-hand  at 
New  York  last  year  won  second  prize  in  a  very  sharply  contested  class,  and  has  also  appeared  with 
credit  to  her  owner  at  several  other  shows.  For  general  purposes  Lolly  Pop  has  proved  of  incalculable 
value,  and  when  bred  to  Siddartha  has  raised  some  exceedingly  fine  colts  that  are  now  showing  good  work 
under  the  saddle. 


Prodiiee.—\\\  1888,  dark  brown  filly,  Hilda,  by  Siddartha.     (Sold.) 
In  1889,  bay  colt,  Calgary,  by  Siddartha  (page  91). 
In  1890,  bay  filly.  Rarity,  by  Siddartha  (page  92). 


No.  76. 

GIDDY   GIRL    20  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Buckskin   Mare.     Foaled  1881. 
Prizes. — In  1892,  at  New  York,  Second  Prize  (Four-in-liand). 

Remarks. — Perhaps  one  of  the  most  noticeable  mares  in  New  York  is  this  buckskin,  who  is  a  fine 
upstanding  harness  animal,  with  so  much  style  about  her,  particularly  when  alone  in  a  well-appointed 
brougham,  that  she  attracts  universal  attention  in  the  park  or  on  the  avenue.  In  comparison  with  her 
mate  Lolly  Pop,  just  described,  it  is  only  correct  to  give  the  latter  the  palm  for  performance  in  a  four, 
but,  nevertheless.  Giddy  Girl  has  always  done  a  fair  share  of  the  work,  and,  indeed,  it  is  a  question  whether 
she  could  not,  on  a  pinch,  outlast  her  bay  companion.  Under  saddle  Giddy  Girl,  as  a  weight-carrier,  can 
take  honors  from  them  all,  and,  in  addition  to  this,  she  is  a  sure  breeder  of  good  ones;  taken  altogether 
this  mare  must  be  regarded  as  among  the  most  valuable  at  the  coach  barn. 


Produce.— \x\  188S,  bay  filly,  Blanche,  by  Siddartha.     (Sold.) 

No.  77. 

PRUDIE  (38  Inspected  F.  S.). 

Bay    Mare,  Height  14.2J,.      Foaled  1882. 


Remarks. —  In  Prudie  is  seen  a  show-ring  animal  in  every  sense  of  the  term,  for  she  can  act  as  high  as 
any  imported  horse,  can  pick  her  feet  up  with  all  the  required  snap,  and  for  speed  can  certainly  show  a  good 
many  of  them  her  heels.  This  mare  is  a  mate  to  another  like  herself  called  Dotty,  that  is  to  say,  in  point 
of  conformation,  for  it  should  be  said  that  Dotty  is  a  roan.  The  latter's  pedigree  is  on  record,  showing  her 
to  be  of  the  Bashaw  strain,  vvith  the  blood  of  old  Lexington  very  close  on  the  dain's  side,  therefore  she  has 
been  included  among  the  trotters  in  this  catalogue.  Prudie  is  undoubtedly  as  well  bred  a  trotter,  and  is 
believed  to  have  been  sired  by  Ethan  Allen,  but  as  there  is  no  tlocumentary  evidence  to  back  this  up,  the 
mare  cannot  appear  in  any  other  place  than  where  she  is  now  described.  Any  one  to  look  this  mare  over 
critically  would  immediately  pronounce  her  rich  in  the  finest  trotting  blood,  and  an  exhibition  of  her 
powers  in  buggy-harness,  or  with  her  mate  in  curb  and  check,  would  satisfy  any  competent  judge  as  to  her 
value  for  both  purposes.  On  the  lead  in  a  fnur-in-hand  Prudie  is  a  sensation,  and  she  keeps  up  the  pressure 
for  such  a  remarkable  length  of  time,  that  it  is  incomprehensible  how  the  judges  have  not  yet  accorded 
her  the  credit  she  so  justly  deserves. 

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No.  78.  Miscellaneous  Mares, 

COURTIER  (18,  Inspected,  F.  S.). 

Chestnut  Mare.  Foaled  May  4,  1887. 
Sire,  INCROYABLE.     (See  page  65.)  Dam,  EMMA.     (Page  94.) 


Remarks. — This  is  the  only  mare  by  Incroyable  that  the  owner  has  retained,  not  because  she  is  any 
different  to  the  rest,  but  simply  because  it  was  deemed  unreasonable  to  part  with  all  of  this  blood,  even  if 
the  room  was  wanted  for  new  stock.  As  mentioned  under  the  sire,  several  of  the  get  of  this  fine  stallion 
proved  to  be  remarkably  handsome  carriage  horses,  and  Courtier,  herself,  is  as  nice  a  driver  in  a  pair  or  four 
as  any  one  could  wish  to  handle.  Her  dam,  Emma,  was  one  of  the  first  mares  placed  on  the  farm,  and  is 
still  plodding  along  at  a  fine  gait  where  the  aristocrats  of  the  stable  would  hesitate  to  go.  The  use  of  the 
French  Coaching  stallion  on  such  mares  has  proved  the  advisability  of  continuing  the  system  where  good 
honest  sizeable  stock  is  wanted,  and  it  is  quite  in  the  nature  of  things  to  expect  that  when  Incroyable 
has  finished  his  term  there  will  be  much  disappointment  expressed  by  those  farmers  who  neglected  to  avail 
themselves  of  his  services. 


As  a  result  of  the  recent  dispersion  sales  a  number  of  valuable  mares,  which  passed  inspection  for 
breeding  to  Hackney  stallions,  have  left  this  stud,  consequently  this  department  of  the  catalogue  has  been 
cut  down,  and  now  only  includes  the  few  mares  which  have  been  retained.  For  the  most  part  the  mares 
disposed  of  were  the  get  of  the  thoroughbred  stallion  Siddartha  (see  under  Kamloops,  page  91),  or  the 
imported  French  coach  stallion  Incroyable  (see  page  65),  while  a  few  were  trotting-bred  or  mares 
purchased  in  Maine,  Virginia,  or  Kentucky  on  account  of  their  driving  qualities.  The  half-breds  naturally 
inclined  to  the  saddle-horse  type,  but  being  out  of  large  wide  mares,  many  of  which  had  been  raised  on 
Shelburne  Farms  and  used  exclusively  for  work  in  harness,  they  nearly  all  showed  substance  and  power, 
girthed  well,  were  extremely  courageous,  and  in  harness  showed  very  nice  action.  They  were  therefore 
quite  acceptable  as  Foundation  Stock.  To  cross  the  Hackney  with  "blood,"  especially  if  there  is  carriage 
style  and  action  at  the  back  of  it,  is  by  many  considered  a  correct  move  in  the  direction  of  producing 
good-sized  harness  horses,  and  as  this  plan  was  followed  at  Shelburne  to  the  extent  of  placing  such 
stallions  as  Matchless  of  Londesboro'  and  Courier  on  these  Inspected  Mares,  those  who  were  lucky  enough 
to  purchase  the  latter  have  certainly  made  a  start  in  the  right  way  should  filly  foals  result,  and  it  will  be 
interesting  to  hear  from  some  of  them  later.  Of  the  Incroyable  mares  passed,  something  has  been  said 
elsewhere  in  this  catalogue,  but  many  of  them  whose  names  do  not  occur  in  this  book  were  of  such 
general  excellence  that  they  are  deserving  of  special  mention.  Among  these  was  Water  Lily,  a  fine  large 
blocky  mare,  full  15.3,  with  small  clean  head,  neck  like  her  thoroughbred  dam  very  fine,  sloping  shoulder, 
and  legs  extraordinarily  well  boned.  Morning  Glory,  a  bay  with  black  points,  out  of  Jessie,  a  powerfully 
built  trotting-bred  mare,  was  another  good  specimen,  while  Corona,  out  of  a  native  mare  of  great 
endurance,  was  well  proportioned  and  had  splendid  action.  Folly  was  also  a  very  fine  harness-mare,  and 
Mimosa,  by  the  same  sire  and  out  of  a  daughter  of  Ethan  Allen  474,  was  at  three  years  old  as  nice  a 
shaped  mare  as  could  be  found  on  the  place.  Of  the  remainder,  Lady  B.  was  perhaps  the  most  breedy- 
looking,  and  a  mare  that  could  trot  under  2.40  without  doubt.  Polly  and  Erie  were  both  bred  in  Virginia, 
the  latter  a  very  handsome  mare,  very  powerful  and  full  16.1  in  height.  These  Inspected  Mares  formed 
quite  a  handsome  stud  by  themselves,  and  as  a  whole  were  perhaps  the  most  useful  horses  the  proprietor 
of  Shelburne  Farms  ever  owned,  for  in  addition  to  their  value  as  brood-mares  they  all  did  their  share  of 
the  carriage  work,  and  needed  very  little  attention  to  keep  them  in  condition. 

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HACKNEY    PONY   STALLIONS. 


No.  79. 

ECLIPSE    81   (3650). 

(Half  Registered.) 

Dark   Brown,  black  points.      Height  ii\.     Foaled  1S87. 

Sire,  DENMARK  (177)  by  Welsh   Pony   Mare. 

Sir  Charles  (768) 

Imported  by  owner,  March,  1892,  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 

Prizes. — Championship  and  First  Prize  at  Hackney  Society's  Show,  IsHngton,   London,  1892. 


Remarks. — Approaching  closely  to  the  limit  of  pony  stature.  Eclipse  possesses  most  exquisite 
hackney  conformation,  especially  in  the  forehand,  having  capital  shoulders,  broad  chest,  strong  neck 
gracefully  curved  and  carrying  an  intelligent  head.  The  body  is  well  rounded,  middle  piece  broad  on  top 
showing  ribs  well  sprung  out  and  running  well  back.  In  action  this  pony  is  very  pleasing,  as  he  carries 
himself  proudly  and  lifts  his  knees  very  high,  all  of  which  easily  won  for  him  the  Pony  Championship 
in  the  London  Show  last  year.  Bred  to  approved  pony  mares  Eclipse  will  undoubtedly  produce  prize- 
winners.     He  has  recently  been  transferred  to  a  resident  of  Burlington,  Vt. 


No.  80. 

SIR    ARTHUR   II.   27   (3959). 

(Full  Registered). 
Dark   Brown.     Heiglit  \2\.     Foa/cd  i^^j. 

Sire,  ALPHA  (1974),  by  Dam,  BUTTERCUP,  by  Pride  of  the 

Pride  (1324),  by  Fire-  Isle    (1104),  by   Pride   of    Engl.^nd 

AWAV  (259).  (630),  by  Norfolk  Phenomenon  (522). 

Breeder,  E.  Saunders,  Hessel,  Hull,  England. 

Imported  by  owner,  July,  iSgi. 

Prizes.— \x\    1891,  First,  New   York  (class  under    13  hands);   Second,  New  York  (class  under 
14. 1  hands). 
In    1892,   Third,    New  York,   Open-Air  Show;  Third,   New  York,  Open-Air  Show 
(class  under  14.  i  hands) ;  third,  New  York  National  Show  (under  13  hands). 


Remarks. — A  perfect  miniature  witli  all  the  spirit  and  fire  of  a  thoroughbred,  and  a  pony  which  for 
quality  and  sweet  shapes  will  always  keep  himself  near  the  top  of  his  class.  In  breeding  Sir  Arthur 
is  a  true  knight,  for  his  ancestry  includes  the  names  of  England's  most  famous  sires,  such  as  Sir  Edwin 
Landseer  (774),  rare  old  Fireaway  (249),  and  even  the  Norfolk  Phenomenon  (522),  while  his  performances 
in  the  arena,  when  properly  classified,  have  demonstrated  his  ability  to  hold  his  own  against  the  most 
formidable  competitors.  With  such  rich  blood  as  this  charming  pony  possesses  on  both  sides  of  his 
pedigree,  he  is  evidently  an  excellent  investment  for  stud  purposes,  and  it  is  on  this  account  that  he  has 
recently  been  acquired  by  Mr.  Wm.  D.  Sloane  of  Lenox,   Mass. 

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No.  81.  Hackney  Pony  Stallions. 

COCK     ROBIN    (84). 

(Vol.  X.) 
(Half  Registered.) 

Chestnut,  blaze,  near  hind  coronet,  white.     Foaled  1889. 

Sire,  PICK  UP  (1087),  Dam,  (Vol.  X.  F.  S.)  KITTY. 

by  Model  (1054). 

Breeder,  W.  Nicholson,  Brisley  Hall,  East  Dereham,  Norfolk,  England. 
Imported  by  owner,  March,  1892,  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 


Prizes. — In  1891,  First  Prize  and  Medal,  Newton  Stewart,  England. 

In  1892,  at  New  York  Open-Air  Show,  V.  H.  C.  (under  14  hands). 
Philadelphia,  V.  H.  C.  (under  13.2  hands). 
New  York  National  Show,  V.  H.  C.  (under  I2.t  hands). 


Remarks. — A  little  golden  beaver  this  one,  and  a  worthy  son  of  the  Models,  for  in  the  show  ring  he 
works  with  a  purpose,  and  seems  to  know  the  value  of  a  blue  ribbon  almost  as  well  as  his  owner.  The 
breeder,  Mr.  Nicholson,  appears  to  have  had  great  success  out  of  his  inspected  pony  mare  Kitty,  when  bred 
to  that  famous  English  sire  Pick  Up,  and  this  stock  must  compare  more  than  favorably  with  that  of 
competitive  blood,  or  such  a  well-known  judge  as  the  Bradford  breeder  would  certainly  not  have  chosen 
it  for  service  at  Shelburne,  when  he  had  all  England  to  choose  from.  A  sister  to  this  little  stallion  came 
with  him  across  the  Atlantic,  and  is  developing  rapidly  into  an  exceedingly  fine  pony.  (See  Midge, 
No.  yT>j 


It  would,  perhaps,  have  been  proper  to  have  included  among  these  Pony  Stallions,  the  brilliant  little 
Orloff  horse,  Maximilian,  who  was  imported  for  the  express  purpose  of  heading  the  pony  stud  at  Shel- 
burne some  years  ago,  and  held  his  place  without  opposition  until  the  arrival  of  the  Hackneys.  In  color  a 
beautiful  black  and  in  action  a  true  pony,  Maximilian  was  possessed  of  remarkable  spirit  and  courage  and 
proved  a  most  productive  stallion,  becoming  the  sire  of  a  numerous  progeny,  several  of  which  are  now 
developing  into  particularly  fine  ponies  possessing  all  that  dash  for  which  he  himself  was  famous,  and  in 
addition  showing  an  amount  of  endurance  that  is  surprising  when  their  dimensions  are  taken  into  consider- 
ation. All  but  three  of  his  get  have  been  disposed  of  in  the  large  dispersion  sales  which  have  taken  place 
from  time  to  time  in  order  to  clear  the  Farms  of  anything  but  full-blooded  animals  of  larger  size.  Two  of 
those  retained.  Starlight  and  Skylight  (see  page  81),  are  fast  developing  into  exquisite  ponies,  destined  ere 
long  to  take  their  places  as  a  pair  on  the  road,  where  it  is  expected  they  will  demonstrate  the  value  of 
the  Russian  Orloff  as  a  cross  for  native-bred  pony  mares  with  more  than  ordinary  quality  and  a  fine 
turn  of  speed. 

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HACKNEY    PONY    MARES. 


No.  82. 

270  (1086)  ECCLES  WONDER. 

(Full  Registered.) 
Black  Mare.     Height,  13.3  hands.      Foaled  1887. 

Sire,  LORD  DERBY  II.  (417),  Dam,  OLIVETTE. 

by  Lord  Derby  (415). 

Imported  by  owner,  March,  1892,  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 


Prizes. — In  1891,  at  Great  Yorkshire,  First  Prize  (Harness). 

In  1892,  at  Ishngton,  London,  First  Prize  (Harness). 

First  Prize  (Saddle). 
New  York  Open-Air  Show,  Third  Prize  (under  14  hands). 
Philadelphia,  Second  Prize  (Saddle). 

V.  H.  C.  (under  14  hands). 
New  York  National  Show,  First  Prize  (in  Harness). 


Remarks. — If  like  begets  like,  then  this  mare  is  the  richest  in  quality  of  any  pony  living,  for  her 
world  renowned  sire  was  allowed  to  stand  unique  in  that  particular.  The  dam  also  must  have  been 
unusually  full  of  it,  for  in  1885  she  easily  won  first  honors  at  the  Irish  Royal  Society's  Show,  where  the 
keenest  competition  is  allowed  to  take  place.  In  conformation  Eccles  Wonder  is  probably  without  a 
peer,  and  in  action  in  harness  she  still  leads.  It  was  a  real  treat  to  see  this  beautiful  animal  go  through 
her  paces  at  the  last  New  York  Show,  her  coat  shining  lustrously,  her  sweet  little  head  upheld  in  the  air, 
and  her  speed  increasing  at  every  step,  amid  a  perfect  hurricane  of  applause,  that  sent  many  a  likely 
second-prize  taker  off  their  feet,  but  seemed  only  to  give  renewed  strength  to  this  great  Yorkshire  and 
London  winner.  In  Eccles  Wonder  we  have  the  best  result  of  crossing  a  high-class  Hackney  stallion  with 
a  prize  mare  of  diminutive  proportions,  and  it  proves  conclusively  that  here  is  another  large  field  for  the 
medium-sized  Hackney  stallion,  especially  if  mares  of  the  Welsh  and  other  breeds  approaching  the 
thoroughbred  in  type  are  judiciously  selected. 

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No.  83.                                               _^  _                             Hackney  Pony  Mares. 

PRINCESS. 

(S7  (75°)-     Inspected  F.  S.) 

Bay,  white  star  and  hind  fetlock.  Foaled  1885.     Height  13  hands. 

Imported  by  owner,  March,  1892,  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 

Prizes. — In  1891,  First  Prize,  Yarmouth  (Saddle).  In  1892,  Second    Prize,   Agricultural    Hall,    London 

First  Prize,  Yarmouth  (Harness).  (Four-in-hand). 

Second  Prize,  Royal  Windsor.  at  New  York  May  Show,  First  Prize  (under 

First     Prize,     Agricultural     Hall,  14  hands). 

London  (Saddle).  at  Philadelphia,  First  Prize  (Harness). 

First  Prize,  Essex  (Harness).  First  Prize  (Saddle). 

First  Prize,  Royal  Doncaster.  Second     Prize    (under     14 

First  Prize,  Wymondham,  Norfolk.  hands). 

Second  Prize,  Norfolk  (Harness).  at  New  York  November  Show: 

Second     Prize,    Norfolk    (14-hand  First  Prize  (Harness), 

class).  First  Prize  (Pair). 

First  Prize,  Northampton  (Saddle).  Second  Prize  (Saddle). 

First  Prize, Northampton  (Harness)  Second  Prize  (under  13. i.  Harness). 

First  Prize,  Luton  (Harness).  Second  Prize  (Pair). 

First  Prize,  Leicester  (Saddle).  Third  Prize  (under  13. i.  Saddle). 

First  Prize,  Leicester  (Harness). 

First  Prize,  Great  Yorkshire,  Brad- 
ford. 


Remarks. — In  view  of  the  phenomenal  list  of  prizes,  the  enumeration  of  which  takes  up  half  this  page, 
it  is  almost  unnecessary  to  say  anything  in  praise  of  Princess,  the  tight  little  bay  mare  whose  appearance 
in  the  show  ring  is  always  the  signal  for  a  burst  of  applause.  The  old-fashioned  English  term,  "  real 
clinker,"  applies  in  its  fullest  sense  in  this  case,  and  describes  the  mare  as  well,  if  not  better,  than  any 
lengthy  dissertation  possibly  could.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  every  frequenter  of  both  the  English  and 
American  show  rings  recognizes  her  as  practically  unbeatable  in  harness,  and  lots  of  the  best  have  a  pretty 
tough  fight  for  it  when  she  is  feeling  well  in  the  saddle  classes.  Put  to  the  horse  rather  late  last  season,  it 
is  not  quite  sure  that  the  mare  is  in  foal,  but  if  her  blood  nicks  at  all  with  that  of  the  stallion  she  meets, 
there  cannot  be  the  slightest  hesitation  about  prophesying  for  her  produce  easy  honors  before  most  critical 
judges.  If  she  should  prove  a  breeder,  then  of  her  it  can  be  truthfully  said  that  no  money  could  induce 
her  owner  to  strike  the  name  of  Princess  from  his  catalogue. 


No.  84. 

MILK    MAID. 

(58.     (Vol.  X.)     Inspected  F.  S.) 

Gray  Mare.     Foaled  1884.     Height  13  hands. 

Imported  by  owner,  March,  1892,  from  Mr.  Tom  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 


Prizes. — In  1891,  First  Prize,  Bradford,  Yorkshire  (class  of  10);  also  several  prizes  at  prominent  shows. 
In  1892,  at  New  York  Open-Air  Show,  First  Prize  (Pair  Ponies), 
at  New  York  National  Show,  Second  Prize  (Pair). 


Remarks. — Milk  Maid  is  the  gray  one  that  we  are  used  to  seeing  on  the  near  side  as  mate  to  Princess 
in  the  class  for  ponies  in  harness.  While  of  course  she  is  not  to  be  compared  with  the  bay,  yet  Milk  Maid 
is  a  good,  honest,  cast-iron  sort  of  pony  that,  for  general  purposes,  would  be  picked  up  at  a  good  long  price 
by  most  pony  breeders,  for  whether  used  at  the  stud  or  before  a  suitable  cart  she  would  prove  her  worth, 
and  is  therefore  a  very  creditable  sort  for  Mr.  Mitchell  to  have  sent  over.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the 
breeding  of  this  and  the  last  described  is  not  recorded,  as  there  certainly  must  be  some  very  rich  blood  be- 
hind them,  and  it  would  be  very  agreeable  to  give  some  explanation  for  their  good  qualities  in  referring  to 
one  or  two  of  their  ancestors.  Now  that  pony  stud  books  are  being  started,  there  will  be  no  cause  for 
complaint  on  this  point  in  the  future,  and  it  is  some  consolation  to  know  that  whatever  may  come  out  of 
these  fine  mares  by  a  registered  stallion  will  be  recognized  either  in  the  "  Full"  or  "Half  Registry"  de- 
partments of  the  books. 

;6 


No.  85.  Hackney  Pony  Mares. 

LADY    MABEL. 


(6i  F.  S.  (Vol.  X.)     Inspected.) 
Dark    Bay.     Foaled  1884. 


Sire,  DENMARK  (177), 
by  Sir  Chari.es  (768). 


Imported  by  owner,  March,  1S92,  from  Mr.  To.m  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  En^ 


Prizes. —  In  1891,  Second  Prize,  Gt.  Yorkshire,  Bradford  ;  also  several  prizes  at  local  shows. 


Remarks. — Imported  as  a  prize  winner  of  some  note,  this  mare  has  not  altogether  realized  expecta- 
tions, and  perhaps  has  been  passed  over  by  reason  of  the  unusual  excellence  displayed  by  the  ponies  alread\- 
described.  To  take  second  prize  at  a  great  Yorkshire  Show,  in  such  company  as  tliere  congregates,  is  no 
small  honor,  and  when  it  is  understood  that  Lady  Mabel  has  also  been  at  the  front  at  several  local  shows, 
it  is  strange  that  she  is  not  making  more  of  an  exhibition  here,  but  there  is  reason  to  believe  that  in  this 
instance  it  's  a  case  of  "some  acclimatize  and  some  don't,"  for  this  mare  has  hardly  been  up  to  her  highest 
pitch  at  any  time  since  she  landed,  and  on  that  account  perhaps  it  has  been  deemed  wise  not  to  run  any 
risks  with  her.  She  is  a  very  well-formed  pony  though,  and  probably  if  well  taken  care  of  at  the  stud,  will 
make  a  reputation  for  herself  in  that  way  more  lasting  than  by  a  few  ribbons  carried  out  of  a  show  ring. 


No.  86. 

SMUT. 

(60  F.  S.      (Vol.  X.)     Inspected.) 

Black  Mare.      Foaled  18S7. 

Imported  by  owner,  March,  1892,  from  Mr.  To.m  ^Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks. 


Remarks. — A  grand  little  saddle  pony,  included  in  the  shipment  of  1S92,  and  found  to  be  one  of  those 
extremely  docile  and  easily  b.andled  mares  that  it  is  entirely  safe  to  allow  a  boy  to  make  use  of  without  the 
attendance  of  a  groom.  There  were  several  ponies  approaching  tiiis  type  bred  on  Shelburne  Farms  when 
the  proprietor  first  entered  the  lists  as  a  breeder  of  little  ones,  and  on  many  occasions  his  judicious  breed- 
ing and  methods  of  training  resulted  in  the  capture  of  first  prizes  ;  the  ponies  that  won  them,  however, 
have,  one  after  the  other,  passed  from  this  stud,  and  at  the  time  that  Smut,  the  mare  under  notice,  was 
received  from  England,  she  came  in  opportunely  as  a  mate  to  a  native  bred  one  then  in  harness. 


No.  87. 

273    MIDGE. 

(Vol.  X.) 

(Half  Registered.) 

Bay  Filly.      Foaled  1S90. 

Sire,   PICK   UP  (1087),  Dam,  (Vol.  X.  F.  S. )  KITT^■ 

By  MoDtL  (1054),  by  LittlI'.  Modil  (407). 

Breeder,  G.  M.  NiciiOL.sOx\',  Brisle)-  Hall,  East  Dereham,  Norfolk,  Eng. 
Imported  by  owner,  March,  1S92,  from  Mr.  To.m  Mitchell,  Bradford,  Yorks.,  Eng. 


Remarks. — Full  sister  to  Cock  Robin  (No.  81)  this  fills-  shows  all  his  desirable  characteristics  with,  if 
possible,  addctl  quality,  and  as  she  is  of  good  rich  color  and  has  an  exceedingly  nice  way  of  going,  it  is 
hoped  that  Midge  will  do  something  for  her  owner  when  her  time  comes  to  cross  swords  with  the  host  of 
well-bred  ones  now  growing  up  in  this  country. 

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Nq   88  Hackney  Pony  Mares. 

(478)    JULIANNA. 

(Half  Registered.) 

Brown  Filly.     Foaled  1892, 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Sire,  ROCKET  III.  (2662)  Dam,  LOUISE  (40  F.  S.). 

by  Confidence  (158).    (See  page  36  ) 


No.  89. 

(469)    COCO. 

(Half  Registered.) 

Bay  Filly.     Foaled  1892. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Sire,  SIR   ARTHUR   27  (3959)  Dam,  WILD  ROSE  (35  F.  S.). 

by  Alpha  (1974)-     (See  page  73.) 


No.  90.  __ 

(470)    CO  MO. 

(Half  Registered.) 
Black   Filly.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  SIR  ARTHUR,  27  (3959)  Dam,  ALMA,  (39  F.  S.) 

by  ALPHA  (:974).     (See  page  73.)  '^  "^^S^MiSr"^' 

Breeder,  Owner. 

No.  91. 


WINDERMERE. 

Bay   Colt.     Foaled  1892. 

Sire,  PICK  UP  (1087)  Dam,  LADY  MABEL  (61  F.  S.  Vol   X.) 

by  Model  (1054)  by  Little  Model  (407).  by  Denmark  (177)-     (See  page  77-) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


No.  92. 

APOLLO. 

Bay   Colt.     Foaled  1892. 
Sire,  SIR  ARTHUR  27  (3959)  ^^'^'  AGGIE  (36  F.  S.). 

by  Alpha  (1974)-    (See  page  73.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 

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MISCELLANEOUS  PONIES. 


No.  93.  Pony  Mares. 

FIDGET, 

Chestnut  Mare,  Height  14.  i.      Foaled  1882. 


Remarks. — Fun  and  Fidget  ordered  into  harness  means  an  exliilarating  ride  at  lightning  speed,  and 
after  a  journey  of  a  dozen  miles  behind  them,  a  visitor  is  forever  a  strong  believer  in  the  superiority  of  the 
American-bred  reader;  for  these  admirable  ponies  can  make  the  track  disappear  under  their  feet  at  an 
alarming  rate,  and  when  they  get  well  braced  and  down  to  that  steady  trot  which  is  peculiarly  their  own, 
it  matters  not  whether  the  moon  is  at  the  full  or  the  night  dark  as  pitch,  they  never  fail  to  put  the  passen- 
ger into  town  ahead  of  time,  and  cause  him  to  regret  that  the  drive  was  not  of  longer  duration.  Fidget 
and  her  mate  Fun  must  have  a  deal  of  "blood"  somewhere  in  their  pedigree,  and  they  are  apparently  very 
closely  related,  for  they  were  both  purchased  in  !\Liine — a  State  which  has  long  been  famous  for  the  exces- 
sive speed,  quality,  and  endurance  possessed  by  its  horses.  The  thoroughbred  has  of  course  been  very 
largely  used  there,  but  there  must  be  an  enormous  amount  of  quality  in  the  native  mares,  when  they  can 
produce  such  charming  ponies  as  those  under  notice;  and  it  is  in  consequence  of  liaving  obtained  so  many 
good  horses  from  that  locality,  that  the  proprietor  of  this  stud  is  still  compelled  to  adhere  to  that  market 
when  a  few  good  all  round  teams  are  needed  for  hot  work  in  a  four-in-hand  or  brake  during  the  coaching 
season.  As  a  modification  of  the  last  sentence,  it  is  onl\'  just  to  say  that  Vermont  has  also  given  many 
desirable  animals  to  this  stud,  and  they  in  fact  formed  the  nucleus  of  it,  but,  as  has  already  been  remarked  in 
the  author's  preface  to  this  volume,  the  good  old  sort  for  which  Vermont  was  once  so  famous,  are  few  and 
far  between  at  the  present  day,  and  it  is  for  the  express  purpose  of,  in  a  slight  degree  at  any  rate,  assist- 
ing the  farmers  to  breed  salable  horses  of  exactly  this  kind,  that  the  owner  of  Shelburne  Stud  has  permitted 
the  use  of  expensive  stallions  at  nominal  fees  on  mares  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Farms. 

After  being  used  in  harness  for  several  years.  Fidget  and  her  mate  Fun  were  bred  to  the  imported 
Russian  Orloff  stallion  Maximilian,  and  the  result  is  that  there  are  now  at  the  Farms  two  very  fine 
colts  (Starlight  and  Skylight,  Nos,  100  and  loi)  which  are  to  be  reserved  for  exactly  the  same  kind 
of  rapid  work  that  their  dams  performed  so  creditably. 

Produce. — In  1890,  bay  colt,  Starlight,  by  Maximilian.     (Page  81.) 


No.  94. 


FUN. 

Chestnut  Mare,  Height  14.2.     Foaled  i88j 


Remarks. — Fun  is  a  perfect  match  to  Fidget,  the  last  described,  except  that  she  shows  an  inch  more  height 
if  carefully  measured,  though  there  is  no  apparent  difference  between  them  when  in  harness  together. 
Whatever  has  been  said  about  her  mate  can  apply  with  equal  force  to  this  mare,  and  it  is  not  necessary, 
therefore,  to  go  into  any  detailed  description  of  her,  further  than  to  say  that  if  anything.  Fun  is  spoken 
of  as  the  favorite  of  the  two,  although  why  does  not  appear,  except  it  be  that  the  mare  under  notice  has 
slightly  the  advantage  in  age.  They  are  as  much  alike  as  two  peas,  however,  and  the  same  can  be  said  with 
regard  to  the  colts  they  have  dropped,  which  show  the  quality  and  temperament  of  their  dams  in  a  very 
marked  degree. 


Produce. — In  1890,  bay  colt,  Skylight,  by  Maximilian.     (Page  81.) 

79 


No.  95.  Pony  Mares. 

EVA. 

Chestnut  Mare.     Foaled  1886. 


Remarks. — A  mare  of  unusual  excellence,  and,  like  Silver,  the  next  mentioned,  took  her  place  among 
a  large  number  of  ponies  which  formed  the  foundation  of  the  stud,  and  some  of  which  became  well  known 
in  the  pony  classes  at  the  earlier  New  York  Horse  Shows.  That  they  were  of  fine  conformation,  perfectly 
docile,  and  well  mannered,  is  clearly  shown  in  the  very  good  picture  which  appears  in  this  volume,  showing 
a  pair  in  harness  just  brought  to  a  stand  by  the  owner's  children,  who  from  their  earliest  years  have  handled 
the  sturdy  little  beauties  without  the  slightest  fear. 

Produce. — In  1890,  brown  colt,  Teddy,  by  Maximilian.     (Sold.) 

No.  96. 

SILVER. 

Light  Chestnut  Mare,  Height  i  i.i^.       Foaled  1885. 


Remarks. — Another  very  fine  pony  something  similar  to  the  last  described,  but  whose  pedigree  is  not 
obtainable.  This  mare  after  being  bred  to  the  imported  hackney  pony  stallion  Sir  Arthur  brought  forth 
a  superb  colt  last  year,  but  it  had  to  accompany  its  dam  when  the  latter  was  disposed  of  at  auction 
late  in  the  fall. 


No.  97. 

MIDGET. 

Dark  Brown  Mare,  Height  10.     Foaled  K'^x'A  3,  1888. 

Sire,   DOTT.  Dam,   QUEEN  IE. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — This  dark  brown  mare  is  worthy  of  especial  mention,  not  only  on  account  of  her  good 
qualities,  but  as  the  first  produce  of  the  pony  mare  Queenie,  a  matron  who  was  for  years  highly  esteemed 
at  this  stud,  and  did  some  astonishing  hard  work  in  harness  before  the  judges.  The  dam  of  this  filly 
was  also  bred  to  the  hackney  pony  stallion  Sir  Arthur  (see  No.  80),  and  was  in  like  manner  disposed 
of  with  her  produce. 


No.  98. 


VESPER. 

Brown   Filly.      Foaled  h'^xW  15,  1890. 


Sire,  MAXIMILIAN.  Dam,   QUEENIE. 

(Imp.   Russian  Orloff.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 
80 


Ponies  in  Ha^mess 

Shelburne  Farms,    Vt. 


No.  99.  Pony  Mares. 

SWEETEST. 

Black  Filly.     Foaled  M.3.y  6,  1890. 

Sire,  GINGER.  Dam,  AGGIE. 

Breeder,   Owner. 


Remarks. — Sweetest  is,  as  her  name  implies,  a  particularly  fascinating  pony,  now  rising  three  years. 
In  reducing  the  pony  stud  it  was  considered  that  this  filly  showed  so  much  the  likeness  of  her  dam 
that  the  latter,  although  passed  as  an  Inspected  Mare  by  the  Hackney  Society  to  breed  to  hackney 
stallions,  was  allowed  to  go  at  a  recent  sale,  but  it  is  doubtful  if  the  farm  will  ever  be  able  to  put  into  the 
ring  a  superior  mare  to  Aggie,  or  one  that  will  do  more  to  hold  up  its  reputation. 


No.  100. 

STARLIGHT. 

Bay  Colt.     Foaled  ]v\y  i,  1890. 

Sire,  MAXIMILIAN.  Dam,  FIDGET. 

(Imp.   Russian  Orloff).  (See  page  79.) 

Breeder,    Owner. 


Remarks. — No  stallion  ever  did  better  service  for  a  stud  than  that  brilliant  little  Russian  Orloff 
Maximilian,  the  sire  of  the  colt  under  notice,  and  his  half-brother.  Skylight.  As  already  stated  in  this 
catalogue,  Maximilian  accomplished  wonders  at  Shelburne  during  the  time  he  headed  the  herd  of  ponies, 
for  besides  being  a  sure  getter  he  was  remarkably  impressive  in  the  matter  of  stamping  his  action  and 
conformation  on  his  produce  irrespective  of  the  mares  to  which  he  was  bred.  In  this  instance,  and  the 
ne.xt  (Skylight),  he  has  excelled  as  a  pony  sire,  but  the  fact  must  not  be  lost  sight  of  that  here  he  met 
mares  strongly  related  to  fast  trotters,  or  at  any  rate,  bred  on  fast  trotting  lines,  so  that  there  is  little 
wonder  he  produced  such  grand  colts.  The  dam  of  Starlight,  with  her  mate.  Fun,  make  up  a  pair  which 
have  always  been  considered  as  incomparable  in  the  vicinity  of  their  home,  and  they  were,  therefore,  just 
the  sort  to  nick  well  with  a  good  representative  of  that  sturdy  race  of  ponies  so  long  famous  in  the 
country  of  the  Czar. 


No.  101. 

SKYLIGHT. 

Bay  Colt.     Foaled  ]w\y  17,  1890. 
Sire,  MAXIMILIAN.  Dam,  FUN. 

(Imp.  Russian  Orloff).  (See  page  79.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — A  perfect  match  for  the  last  described  and  a  colt  which  should  prove  perhaps  the  larger 
and  stronger  of  the  two.  Skylight,  like  his  half-brother,  is  rich  in  color,  well  topped,  and  full  of  courage, 
therefore  should  be  well  fitted  to  make  up  the  pair  when  the  time  comes  for  Fun  and  Fidget  (their  dam.s) 
to  be  pensioned  off. 


TROTTERS. 

STANDARD  BRED  STALLIONS. 


No.   102. 

ALMONT    WILKES     2131. 

Dark  Bay  Stallion,  Height  165.  Foaled  1882.  Breeder,  Gen'l  Wither;?. 

Sired   by   ALMONT. 

SIRE    OF 

Westmont 2:13!     Puritan 2:16 

Fanny  Witherspoon 2:i6J      Piedmont 2:i7|- 

Aldine 2:19^      Early  Rose 2:20} 

Atlantic 2:21        King  Almont 2:21! 

Lillian 2:23        Alta 2:23^- 

And  26  others  in  2:30  list.  And  98  others  in  3:00  list. 

Grand-sire  of  Belle  Hamlin. 

ist  dam,  Annabei by  George  Wilkes 2:22 

Grandam  of  Prince  Regent.  2:16^^.     Sire  of  Harry  Wilkes 2:13^ 

Guy  Wilkes 2:15^^ 

Mike  Wilkes   2:15! 

Wilson 2:16  j 

Wilcox. 2:16^ 

J.  B.  Richardson 2:17? 

So  So 2:i7J 

Baron  Wilkes 2:18 

Rosa  Wilkes 2:18^ 

BuDD  Crook 2:i8| 

Wilton 2:19^ 

Joe  Bunker 2:19^ 

Flora  Wilkes 2:19^ 

And  53  others. 

Grand-sire  of  Axtei 2:12 

Prince  Wilkes 2:14! 

2d  dam,  Jessie  Pepper by  Mambrino  Chief,  sire  of  Lady  Thorne 2:i8J- 

Dam  of  loNA,  2:22,  Alpha,  2:23^. 

3d  dam,  Daughter  of Sidi  Hamet. 

4th  dam,  Robt.  Wyckliff  Mare  s.  t.  b by  Darnaby's   Messenger,   son   of    Hancock's   Hamble- 

TONIAN. 

Almont by  Alexander's  Abdallah,  sire  of  Goldsmith  Maid.2:i4 

Rosalind 2:21^ 

Thorndale 2:22j- 

And  of  Almont,  sire  of  35  Belmont,  sire  of  25 
Woods  Hambletonian,  sire  of  21  Jim  Monroe,  and  8 
other  sires  of  2:30  performers. 

ist  dam,  Sally  Anderson by  Mambrino  Chief. 

2d  dam,  Kate by  Pilot,  Jr.,  sire  of  dams  of  : 

Maud  S 2:o8f 

Jay-Eye-See 2:o9|- 

NuT\vooD 2:i8|- 

3d  dam.  The  Pope  Mare by  s.  t.  b.,  thoroughbred. 

Alexander's  Abdallah by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian,  sire  of :  , 

Goldsmith  Maid 2:14 

Dexter 2:17^ 

Nettie 2:18 

And  38  others  in  2:30  list  ;  also  of  the  dams  of  : 

Stamboul 2:12^ 

Trinket 2:14 

Du  Quesne 2:17! 

Orange  Boy 2:i8| 

etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

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Rysdyk's 

Hambletonian. 


Alexander's 
r      Abdallah..i 


'  Almont 


00 


Sally  ! 

Anderson,  < 


Kate   Darling. 


Mainbrino  Chief. 


Kate. 


.Annabel 


George 

Wilkes ..  A 


Rysdyk's 

Hambletonian. 


..  Dolly  Spanker. . 


Mambrino  Chief. 


Jessie 
Pepper. 


Mambrino*. 


j   Imp.  Messenger.! 
(   Dau.     "  ■ 


of  imp.  Sour  Crout. 

Abdallah.  ; 

.  •        i  u    S  Son  of  imp.  Messenger.f 

Amazonia  s.  t.  b.  -J  ^       v-oov-i.g^  ., 

Charles    Kent  (   I^P- 
Mare. 


Bellfounder. . . 
One  Eye 


Bishop's  Hambletonian. 
Silver  Tail  by  imp. 


s.  t.  b.  Bay 
Roman  .... 


Dau.  of 


T  r)  j  Camillus. 

Imp.    Roman .  .  .  K   t  t-     . 

^  Leon  rorte. 


Pinckney  Mare. 
YoungMambrino  | 


Mambrino.* 


Mambrino 
Paymaster  . 

Dam  of  Goliah 
Pilot,  Jr 

Nancy  Pope. 
Abdallah  .... 


Mambrino*. 


Imp.  Messenger.f 


Daughter  of j   Imp.  Paymaster. 

Canadian   Pilot. 


Nancy  Taylor. 


(   imp-  Messenger.! 
Mambrmo  * -j   ^^^   ^f  i„,p   ggyr  Crout 


Amazonia  s.  t.  b.  j 


Charles  Kent    i    ,         „  ,,r        , 
^  \   Imp.  Bellfounder 


■j   Son  of  imp.  Messenger.f 


Henry  Clay. 

Telegraph  . . . , 
Mambrino 


\  Bishop's  Hambletonian. 
One  Eye 'j  Silver  Tail, by  imp.  Messenger.f 

Andrew  Jackson.  |  Young  Bashaw. 
Lady  Surrey. 

Baker's  j   Paul's  Highlander. 

Highlander (   Dau.  of  Young  Lyon. 

Imp.  Messenger.f 


Mambrino  i   Imp.  Messenger.f 

Paymaster ■    Mambrino* -j   Dau.  of  imp.  Sour  Crout 


Dam  of  Goliah 


Virginian. 


Sidi  Hamet. .  < 

Robert  I  Lady  Burton 

Wickliff         )   s.  t.  b.  Darnaby's 
Mare (        Messenger. . .  . 


Sir  Archy,  by  imp.  Diomed. 

Sir  Archy,  by  imp.  Diomed 
Sultana,  by  Barb  Horse. 


flmported  Messenger,  by  English  Mambrino  (son  of  Engineer) 
ist  dam.  Daughter  of  Turf,  son  of  Matchem,  son  of  Cade. 
2d  dam.  Sister  of  Figurante  by  Regulus. 
3d  dam.  Daughter  of  Starlight,  son  of  Bay  Bolton. 
4th  dam,  dam  of  Snap,  by  Fox,  son  of  Clumsy. 


*Mambrino,  by  Imported  Messenger. 

1st  dam.  Daughter  of  Imported  Sour  Crout. 
2d  dam,  Daughter  of  Imported  Whirligig. 
3d  dam,  Old  Slammerskin,  by  Imported  Wildair. 
4th  dam,  Imported  Cub  Mare,  by  Cuii. 

Hemurks. — The  Breeding  of  Almont  Wilkes  is  as  nearly  perfect  as  it  is  possible  in  these  early  days  of  trotting-horse  history  to  obtain,  his  sire 
and  the  sire  of  his  dam  being  the  two  greatest  descendants  of  old  Hambletonian,  and  his  second  dam  being  one  of  the  most  noted  daughters  of  Mambrino 
Chief,  the  founder  of  the  whole  Mambrino  family.  If  there  is  anything  in  a  pedigree,  then  Almont  Wilkes  is  the  peer  of  any  horse  that  ever  lived. 
What  stallion  can  boast  of  a  sire  and  maternal  grandsire  that  together  have  over  one  hundred  2:30  performers,  and  are  the  grand-sires  of  over  two  hundred 
and  fifty,  including  such  noted  performers  as  Belle  Hamlin,  2:l2f  ;  Harry  Wilkes.  2;I2|  ;  etc.,  etc.  This  in  itself  would  constitute  a  grand  pedigree  ; 
liut  when  we  consider  that  the  animal's  dam  is  the  grandam  of  that  speedy  race  horse  Prince  Regent,  2:i6|,  and  that  the  grandam  is  the  famous  old 
Jessie  I'epper,  then  it  is  a  pedigree  indeed. 

Almont  Wilkes,  as  an  individual,  is  not  inferior  to  what  you  would  expect  from  such  royal  inheritance.  He  is  a  horse  of  wonderful  power  and 
strength  and  first-class  trotting  action,  is  built  rather  more  after  the  Wilkes  than  Almont  style  ;  still  he  plainly  shows  the  family  characteristics  of  each. 
He  has  had  absolutely  no  training,  and  was  purchased  expressly  for  service  at  the  stud.  He  is  a  sure  foal  getter,  all  his  colts  being  large  and  robust,  and 
all  showing  prospects  of  becoming  fast.  Almont  Wilkes  has  a  splendid  disposition,  being  as  easily  managed  as  a  mare,  and  his  progeny  are  exceed- 
ingly gentle  and  well  mannered, 

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No.  103. 

Dark  Bay  Stallion. 


Maxey  Cobb 2:13:^ 

Norman  Medium.  ..  .2:20 

Brigadier 2:21:^ 

Nancy  Hanks 2:04 


ORMOND  (2154). 

Record   2:27. 
Height  1 5. 1.  Foaled  June,  1882. 

Sired  by  HAPPY  MEDIUM,  Record  2:32^. 

SIRE    OF 


Standard  Bred  Stallions. 

Breeder,  General  Withers. 


Edith 2:22:^ 

R.   P 2:22^ 

First  Love 2:22^ 

Neta  Medium 2:22^ 


Eddie  C 2:20 

Buzz   Medium 2:21^^ 

Diamond 2:214^ 

Breeze   Medium 2:22:^ 


Also  sire  of  the  dams  of  2:18^,  De  Barre  2:19^,  and  others. 

r  Imp.  Messenger. 
Mambrino \ 


Merry  Thought 2:22^ 

Ernest  Maltravers.2:22-j 
Happy  Thought  ...  .2:22-|^ 
And  37  others  in  2:30  list. 

(   English  Mambrino. 
(  Daughter  of  Turf. 


,  Happy 

Medium.  ' 


10 
o 


Rysdyk's 

Hambletonian  ■ 


Abdallah  . 


Imp.  Sour  Crout. 
Daughter  of  imp.  Whirligig. 


Daughter  of. . 

Son   of ^  ^"P-  Messenger. 


Charles 

Kent  Mare. 


Amazonia  s.  t.  b. 

Imp. 

Bellfounder. . . 

One  Eye 


Bishop's 

Hambletonian. 


Imp.  Messenger. 
Pheasant  by  imp.  Shark. 


Princess 

Record  2:30 


Andrus' 

Hambletonian 


^  Wilcox  Mare. 


Judson's 

Hambletonian 


Burdick's 
Engineer, 


Silver  Tail |  Imp.  Messenger. 

Bishop's  1   T         AT 

tr      ui  .^     •  Imp.  Messenger. 

Hambletonian  i  i,,.'^        .        ° 
Pheasant. 


Daughter  of. 


Well's  Magnum  Bonum. 


T,      ■  (  Imp.  Messenger. 

Engineer -j        ^  ° 


,  Queen 
Lizzie. 


,.      ,    .        ^,  •  r      Mambrino 

Mambrino  Chief         Paymaster... 

Sire      of      Lady  ' 

Thorne,      2:i8|-;l 

Woodford  Mam- 1 

brino,  2.21^;  and      Coliah's  Dam... 

others.    Also  sire  ^ 

of   the    dams    of 

Director,      2:17  ; 

Piedmont,  2:17:^;  f  Crusader. 

lona,  2:17!  ;  and 

nineteen  others. 

Daughter  of ...  . 


Mambrino. 


Imp.  Messenger. 
Daughter  of .  .  .  . 
Imp.  Paymaster. 


English  Mambrino. 
Daughter  of  Turf. 

Imp.  Sour  Crout. 
Daughter  of  imp.  Whirlig 


Daughter  of. . 

I, 

Sir  Archy i   Imp.  Diomed. . .  . 

(  Imp.  Castianira. . 

^  J   Imp.  Bedford. 

' j  Imp.  Anvilina. . . 


Daughter  of .  .  .  . 


Hancock's 
Hamlintonian 


T,      ,•   ^     •       *    i  Imp.  Diomed. 
Hamhntonian.*.  ^   p^^jghter  of  imp.  Shark. 


Daughter  of. 


Greyhound.' 


*Greyhound  by  Imported  Spread  Eagle. 
I  St  dam,  Daughter  of  Imported  Lonsdale 
2d  dam,  Daughter  of  Imported  Medley. 
3d  dam.  Imported  Kitty  Fisher. 


*Hamlintonian,  by  Imported  Diomed. 

ist  dam,  Daughter  of  Imported  Shark. 

2d  dam.  Spot,  by  Apollo,  by  Imported  Fearnaught. 

3d  dam.  Young  Jennie  Cameron,  by  Traveller,  by  Imp.  Traveller. 

4th  dam,  Kitty  Fisher  by  King  Herod,  he  by  Imported  Fearnaught. 

Remarks. — The  breeding  of  this  horse  will  bear  a  little  attention  and  consideration.  A  glance  at  the  roll  of  honor  of  his  sire  Happy  Medium,  and 
his  own  record  of  2:27,  certainly  prove  him  to  be  one  of  a  very  fast  family,  and,  moreover,  a  family  po.ssessing  the  highly  essential  quality  of  transmitting 
speed  to  their  progeny.  Twenty-two  with  a  record  of  2:25  or  better,  and  fifty-two  in  2:30  list,  and  the  sires  of  the  dams  of  eleven  in  2:30  list,  is  the 
record  of  the  sire  of  Ormond  ;  and  his  dam  Queen  Lizzie  was  one  of  the  highest  finished  daughters  of  Mambrino  Chief,  sire  of  six  and  grandsire  of  twenty- 
two  including  Director,  Piedmont,  lona,  etc.,  in  2:30  list. 

This  valuable  stallion,  being  no  longer  stabled  at  Shelbume  Farms,  should  hardly  be  included  in  this  catalogue,  but  it  is  deemed  necessary  to 
insert  his  pedigree  for  the  reason  that  he  was  bred  to  a  number  of  mares  on  the  place,  and  his  name  appears  in  the  pedigree  of  several  youngsters  now 
in  training  or  being  developed  for  use  as  speedy  roadsters. 


TROTTING    MARES. 

No.  104. 

DOTTY, 

(37  Inspected   F.  S.) 
RuA.\  Mare,  Height  14.3.     Foaled  1881. 

Sire,  LAKELAiND'S  ABDALLAH,  JR.  Dam,  Ruax  Mare,  by  Gen'l  Sheridan, 

he  by  Old  Lexington. 

Lakeland's  Abdallah,  Jr by  Lakeland's  Abdallah. 

I  St  dam,  Mary  Miller by  Green's  Bashaw. 

2d  dam,  daughter  of Prophet,  by  Black  Hawk,  he  by  Sherman  Morg.'^n,  son 

of  Justice  Morgan. 

Green's  Bashaw by  "  Vernal's"  Black  Hawk,  son  of  Long  Island  Black 

Sire  of  Ham.  Bashaw 2:21}  H.awk,  he  by  Andrew  Jackson. 

Rose  of  Washington 2:21  J 

Kirkwood 2:24 

Fred  Douglas 2:241 

Bashaw,  Jr 2:24! 

and  6  others  in 2:30  list. 

Lakeland   Abdallah by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  (see  .A.hnont  Wilkes). 

Fullbrotherto  Har(.)i,d, the  sireof  Maud  S.3:o8f 

Noontide 2:20} 

and  other  in 2 :3o 

Dam,  Enchantress by  Abd.allah  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 


No.  105. 

WALKILL   MAID. 

Black  Make,  Height  15.     Foaled  May  4,  1888. 

Sired  by   BEN  HAWK. 

Dam,  W.\LKiLL  Juno by  (for  extended  pedigree  see  Walkill  Girl). 

Ben    Franklin by  Daniel  La.mhkri   102,  sire  of  27  in  2:30  list. 

I  St  dam,  Black  Kate by  Addison. 

2d  dam,  Polly  Smii  h by  Sir  Charles,  he  by  Durch  ,  son  of  Imported  Diomed. 

Addison by  Ver.munt  Black  Hawk. 

Dam,  Ruby by  Andrew's  Hambletonian,   son   of   Bishop's   Ha.mble- 

TONIAN. 

Black    Hawk by  Sherman  Morgan,  he  by  J  ustin  Morgan. 

Daniel  Lambert by  Ethan  Allen  (43). 

ist  dam,  Fannie  Cook by  Abdallah  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

2d  dam,  daughter  of American  Star,  he  by  Duroc,  son  of  Imported  Dio.med. 

Ethan  Allen by  Vermont  Black  Hawk. 

Dam,  s.  t.  b.  of  Messenger  descent. 

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No.    106.  Trotting  Mares. 

GRACE  GOODWIN. 

Bay   Mare.      Height  15.1.     Foaled  Mdiy  i,  1881. 

Sired  by  ALMONT. 

(See  Almont  Wilkes.) 

ist  dam,  Dixie by  Mambrino  Prince. 

Grandam  of  London,  2:20^ 
2d  dam,  daughter  of Webster's  Highlander. 

Mambrino  Prince by  Mambrino  Chief  (  for  pedigree  see  Almont  Wilkes). 

ist  dam  Miss  Duncan by  Aratus. 

2d  dam,  daughter  of Timoleon. 


Remarks. — Timoleon,  the  sire  of  2d  dam  of  Mambrino  Prince,   is  a  son  of  Sir  Archy  and  the  sire  of  Boston, 
and  he  the  sire  of  Sally  Russell,  the  grandam  of  Maud  S.  (2:o8J). 


No.  107. 

WALKILL  GIRL. 

Black  Mare.     Foaled  K'^xW  17,  1887. 

Sired  by  GILROY  1186. 

ist  dam,  W  A  I. KILL  Juno by  WalkillChief,  sire  of  Dick  Swiveller  2:18  :  Great 

Eastern,  2:18,  and  three  others  in  2:30  list. 
2d  dam,  Fav  Mare by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

Walkill  Chief. ...    by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

ist  dam,  Dolly  Mills by  American  Star  14. 

2d  dam,  Jennie  Lewis by  Roger's  Young  Messenger. 

American  Star  14 by  Stockholm's  American  Star. 

Dam,  Sally  Slouch by  Henry,  the  race  horse. 

Grandam,  by  Imported  Messenger 

Gilroy  I186 by  Messenger  Duroc. 

ist  dam,  Rosedale by  Sayer's  Harry  Clay. 

2d  dam,  Miranda  (thoroughbred) by  Prince  Duroc  (thoroughbred). 

Messenger  Duroc by  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  (see  Almont  Wilkes.) 

ist  dam.  Satinet by  Abdallah  Chief  (Roe's). 

2d  dam,  Catbird by  Whistle  Jacket. 

3d  dam,  Lyon  Mare by  Bertholf  Horse  (by  Imported  Messenger). 

Sayer's  Harry  Clay by  C.  M.  Clay,  Jr. 

Dam,  daughter  of Imported  Bellfounder. 

C.  M.  Clay,  Jr.  20 by  C.  M.  Clay  18. 

Dam,  daughter  of Chancellor. 

C.  M.  Clay  18 by  Henry  Clay,  he  by  Andrew  Jackson,  son  of  Young 

Bashaw,  son  of  Grand  Bashaw. 

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No.   108.  Trotting   Mare. 

GRACE  VERNON. 

Bay  Mare.      Height  \b.     Foaled  k'^xW    14.  1SS4. 
Sired  by  NUTWOOD,  record  -iSi 


WooDNTT 2:16:^         Dawn 2:19^ 

Fet.ix 2:18:!^         Maxdn 2:21^ 

MixLO 2:2i-J-  And  fi\  c  others. 

ist  dam,  Streamlet by  Almont  (for  pedigree  see  Almont  Wilkes). 

2d  dam,  Old  Sophv by  Edwin  Forrest,  sire  of  dam  of 

Dam  of  Julia  Axxf.  Johnson  and  others.  So  So ~'-^'ih>  et'~-.  etc. 

Also  of   Nellie   B.   dam  of    Mikf    \\'n,KES 

pacing  record -  :i5f 

3d  dam,  SoPHRONiA by  Parker's  Brown  Pilot. 

3th  dam,  daughter  of Bertrand. 

Nutwood by  Belmont,  sire  of 

Wedgewood 2:19 

Viking 2:19!  and  30  others. 

ist  dam,  Miss  Russell by  Pilot,  Jr.  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

Dam  of  Maud  S 2:o8f  and  others. 

2d  dam,  Sallv  Russeli by  Boston. 

3d  dam,  Maria  Russeli 

Belmont.    by  Alexander's  Abd.'\llah  (forped.  see  Almont  Wilkes). 

ist  dam,  Belle by  Mambrino  Chief  (for  pedigree  see  Almont  Wilkes). 

2d  dam,  daughter  of .Brown's  Bellfounder,  son  of  Imported  Bellfounder. 

Edwin  Forrest by  Bay  Kentucky  Hunter. 

ist  dam,  daughter  of Watkin's   Young    Highlander,  son    of    Imp.    Brown 

Highlander. 

2d  dam,  daughter  of Duroc,  son  of  Imported  Diomed. 

3d  dam,  daughter  of Imported  Messenger. 

Bay  Kentucky  Hunter by  Kentucky   Hunter,  he  by  Watkin's  Young  High- 
lander, son  of  Imp.  Brown  Highlander. 


Rcmayks. — Grace  Vernon  is  beyond  question  one  of  the  very  best  mares  li\ing  and  has  a  very  remarkable 
combination  of  speed-producing  blood  through  the  \ery  best  sources.  In  size,  form,  and  si.ilendid  trotting  action, 
she  is  fully  up  to  her  high  lineage.  Her  sire.  Nutwood,  record  2:i8|,  is  a  half-brother  to  Maud  S.  the  (lueen  of 
the  turf,  and  is  surrounded  by  a  family  of  fast  goers.  Her  dam  is  by  Almont,  one  of  the  greatest  producing  stallions 
of  the  age. 

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No.  109.  Trotting  Horse. 

FEDALMA. 

Black   Mare.     Height  15.     Foaled  yiay  15,  1887. 
Sired  by  PANCOAST  (record  2:  2 if),  sire  of  Patron  2:14^. 


ist  dam,  Endora by  Cuyler,  sire  of 

Elvira 2;i8| 

Day  Dreams 2:2iJ 

Edwin  C 2:21:!^ 

Chanter 2:2of 

etc.,  etc.,  son  of  Hambletonian. 

2d  dam,  Irma  G by  Woodford  Mambrino 2:21! 

Sire  of  Abbotsford 2:19^ 

Mambrino  Dudley 2:19! 

Pancoast 2:2if 

Convoy 2:22^ 

And  7  others.     Grandsire  of 

Trinket 2:14 

Patron 2:i4i 

And  50  others. 

3d  dam,  M almaison by  Alexander's  Abdallah  (see  Ahnont  Wilkes). 

Dam  of  Marietta  2:i6|,  Malice  2:19! 
and  own  sister  to  Primrose,  the  dam  of 
Princeps. 

4th  dam,  Black  Rose by  Tom  Teemer. 

Dam  of  Darkness  2:27 

Cuyler by  Rysdvk's  Hambletonian  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

Dam,  Grey  Rose by   Harris'   Hambletonian,   he    by  Bishop's  Hamble- 
tonian, son  of  Imported  Messenger. 
Woodford  Mambrino by  Mambrino  Chief  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 


Remarks. — This  mare's  pedigree  cannot  be  excelled.  Her  sire  sold  for  $28,000  at  auction  and  sired  Patron, 
record  2:14^.  Cuyler,  the  sire  of  her  dam,  sired  the  dam  of  Patron  2:14;!^  and  Woodford  Mambrino,  that  sired  her 
second  dam,  sired  Pancoast,  the  sire  of  Patron.  In  Fedalma's  veins  flows  the  blood  of  Pancoast  2:21^,  Harold, 
the  sire  of  Maud  S.  2:o8f,  Cuyler,  sire  of  Elvira  2:18^,  Woodford  Mambrino  2:2 if,  sire  of  Abbottsford  2:19^, 
Alexander's  Abdallah,  sire  of  Goldsmith  Maid  2:14,  and  the  world-renowned  brood-mares  Black  Rose,  dam  of 
Darkness  2:27,  Belle,  dam  of  Belmont,  and  Woodbine,  dam  of  Wedgemont.  We  find  numberless  crosses  to 
Hambletonian  and  Mambrino  Chief,  and  the  brain  becomes  fairly  confused  in  the  contemplation  of  all  the  speed 
represented  by  her  ancestors. 


No.  110. 

VASILINE. 

Brown   Filly.     Foaled,  March  27,  1890. 

Sired  by  DAN'L  BOONE,  1756. 

(Sire  of  Susie  Owen  2:26  and  Nellie  M.  2:28:^.) 
Dam,  Olga. 

Daniel  Boone by  Rvsdyk's    Hambletonian  (for  further  pedigree  see 

Almont  Wilkes), 
ist  dam,  Kate  (dam  of  Young  Bruno  2:22!,  Breeze 

2:24,  Bruno  2:29-^,  and  others) by  Bellaire. 


Rcmarki. — An  exquisite  filly,  lengthy,  well  turned  and  with  a  particularly  sweet  expression  about  her  that  is 
fascinating.  On  the  paternal  side  Vasiline  is  extremely  well  bred,  and  the  dam  was  one  of  those  strikingly  beauti- 
ful mares  that  when  properly  mated  to  horses  with  speed,  always  succeed  in  ]iroducing  something  capable  of  lower- 
ing a  record  while  retaining  conformation  fit  to  win  before  critical  judges. 

No.  III. 

WANDA. 

Bay   Filly.     Foaled  1S92. 

Sired  by  ORMOND  (see  pedigree). 

I  St  dam,  Maud  Wilkes by  Red  Wilkes,  1749. 

2d  dam.  Daughter  of Brick  Po.merov. 

3d    dam,     Jennie    Witherspoon,    dam    of    Fannie 
WiTHERSPOON    2:16:^. 

Red   Wilkes by  George  Wilkes  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

ist  dam,  Queen  Dido by  Mambrino  Chief  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

2d  dam,   Daughter  of Red  Jacket,  son  of  Comet. 

No.  112. 

ALGOMAR. 

Black   Colt.     Foaled  April  15,  i88q.     Breeder,  Owner. 

Sired  by  BEN  HAWK. 

Dam,  Walkill  Juno  (see  pedigree  of  Walkill  Girl). 

Ben   Hawk by  Ben  Franklin  753,  record  2:29. 

ist  dam,  Kitty by  Red  Jacket,  he  by  Black  Hawk. 

2d  dam,  Black   Kitty by  Fox  Hunter,  he  by  Black  Hawk. 

3d  dam,  Susan by  Sir  Walter. 


Remarks. — This  colt,  having  been  gelded,  is  doing  miscellaneous  work  among  the  other  carriage  and  har- 
ness animals  at  the  coach-barns.  He  is  bred  for  speed,  though,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  reason  of  that 
fact. 


MISCELLANEOUS  HARNESS  AND 
SADDLE  HORSES. 

(HALF  BREEDS,  ETC.) 


No.  M3.  Carriage  Mare. 

JESSIE. 

Bay  Mare.     Height  15.2.     Foaled  1879. 
Sired  by  PHIL.  SHERIDAN. 


Remarks. —  On  a  farm  such  as  Shelburne,  there  must  always  be  a  few  good  old  ones  left  to  do  the  odd 
jobs  when  they  are  not  wanted  any  longer  at  the  stud,  or  on  account  of  the  transfer  of  younger  horses  into 
the  city,  etc.  Such  a  mare  is  Jessie,  but  a  good  old  one,  with  something  about  her  that  bespeaks  good 
breeding  and  fine  roading  qualities.  As  a  brood  mare  Jessie,  has  been  most  prolific,  and  all  her  produce 
by  either  the  French  Coaching  stallion  or  the  Thoroughbred  have  proved  excellent  horses  for  work  in 
harness  or  under  the  saddle.  Her  daughter  Jessica  was  particularly  pleasing,  and  up  to  the  time  of  the 
dispersion  sale  she  was  generally  regarded  as  one  of  the  half-breds  who  would  be  kept  indefinitely  at  this 
stud,  for  she  was  a  remarkably  fine  young  mare,  and,  like  several  others  disposed  of  at  the  recent  sales, 
worth  many  times  the  price  realized. 

Produce. — 1887,  bay  filly.  Morning  Glory,  by  Incroyable.     (Sold.) 

1888,  chestnut  filly,  Jessica,  by  Incroyable.     (Sold.) 

1889,  brown  colt,  Canmore,  by  Siddartha.     (Sold.) 
i8go,  bay  colt,  Smoke,  by  Siddartha.     (Sold.) 


No.  114.  Carriage  Horse. 

CHILCAT. 

Dark  Brown  Gelding.     Height  17.1.     Foaled  1882. 
Breeder,  Mr.  J.  W.  Rockwood,  Bristol,  Vermont. 
Sired  by  CLAY  JONES. 

Dam,  daughter  of Walker  Horse,  son  of  Harkness  Horse. 

Clay  Jones by  C.  M.  Clay  86. 

C.  M.  Clay  86 by  C.  M.  Clay  rg. 

Dam,  Mc Whorter  Mare by  Abdallah. 

C.  M.  Clay  19 by  C.  M.  Clay  18. 

Dam,  Lady  Freelove by  Abdallah  i  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

C.  M.  Clay  18 by  Henry  Clay  8  (see  Almont  Wilkes). 

Dam,  Jersey  Kate,  dam  of  John  Anderson. 

Remarks. — This  gelding  Chilcat  and  his  mate  Chilcout  have  been  more  than  once  referred  to  in  this 
catalogue,  when  speaking  of  getting  tremendous  large  horses  from  big  native  mares  by  the  use  of  the  im- 
ported Cleveland  Bay  or  the  French  Coaching  stallion,  and  they  have  also  been  mentioned  as  a  pair  which 
have  attracted  a  great  deal  of  attention  in  the  streets  of  New  York  during  the  past  two  or  three  years. 
Their  phenomenal  height  is  wonderful,  as  is  also  their  grand  conformation  and  elegant  carriagey  style, 
when  we  come  to  consider  how  they  are  bred,  for  a  glance  at  the  pedigree  will  make  the  investigation 
most  interesting,  and  there  will  be  found  much  material  on  which  to  base  an  argument  in  favor  of  the 
Vermont  horse.  It  of  course  goes  without  saying  that  their  breeder  never  had  the  slightest  idea  that  his 
two  leggy,  poor-looking  colts  which  he  drove  into  Burlington  some  years  ago,  on  the  chance  of  getting  a 
customer,  would  some  day  make  a  sensation  on  a  driving  avenue,  decked  out  with  heavy  trappings,  and 
checked  up  in  all  the  paraphernalia  peculiar  to  the  stylish  city  turn-out,  but  this  they  are  certainly  doing 
to-day,  and  they  stand  as  a  credit  to  Mr.  Rockwood,  whose  fine  mare,  a  daughter  of  the  Walker  Horse, 
brought  them  into  the  world.  This  pair  of  geldings,  if  put  on  to  the  London  pavements  in  good  form, 
would  bring  a  tiiousand  guineas  at  least,  as  horses  of  their  stamp,  style,  and  measurement  are  in  much  de- 
mand there  among  those  who  still  use  the  large,  roomy  carriages,  in  the  busy  thoroughfares  and  residential 
quarters. 

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Mo   115  Carriage  Horse. 

CHILCOUT. 

Dark  Brown  Gelding.      Height  17.2.     Foaled  1883. 
Breeder,  Mr.  J.  W.  Rockwood,  Bristol,  Vermont. 


Remarks. — Full  brother  to  the  last  described,  but  with  a  little  more  weight,  and  perhaps  slightly  more 
substance,  by  reason  of  the  additional  inch  in  stature  which  he  possesses.  It  would  be  very  difficult  to 
separate  this  admirable  team  of  browns,  and  find  their  like  elsewhere. 


No   116.  Half-breds. 

KAMLOOPS. 

Dark   Brown   Gelding,  stripe  in  face,  two  white  heels  behind.     Foaled  h^xW  2,  \Z'?><^. 
Sire,  SIDDARTHA.  Dam,  JUNO  (32  F.  S.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 

Siddartha by  Pero  Gomez,  Winner  of  the  St.  Ledger  and  2d  to  Pre- 
tender by  a  head  in  the  Derby.  Sire  of  Pontiac, 
Gil  Blas,  Hidalgo,  etc.,  etc.,  etc. 

ist  dam,  The  Pearl by  New.minster. 

2d  dam.  Caller  Ou  by  Stockwell. 

3d  dam.  Haricot by  Mango. 

Pero  Gomez by  Bead.man,  sire  of  Blue  Gown. 

Remarks. —  It  will  be  noticed  that  here  for  the  first  time,  in  this  catalogue,  the  pedigree  of  the 
Thoroughbred  stallion,  imported  by  Mr.  Pierre  Lorillard,  is  given,  and  for  the  reason  that  Kamloops,  the 
animal  under  notice,  is  the  first  recorded  as  his  get,  of  which  there  are  now  very  few  left  on  the  estate. 
Up  to  last  year  there  were  quite  a  number  of  good  saddle-horses  by  him,  and  those  that  were  sold  were 
picked  up  rapidly  by  people  who  knew  their  worth,  and  wanted  good  ones  for  actual  work  and  not  merely 
to  look  at.  A  half-sister  to  this  colt  (Blanche,  out  of  Giddy  Girl,  see  page  71)  is  one  of  the  number,  and 
is  now  owned  and  daily  ridden  in  the  park  at  New  York,  being  described  by  her  owner  as  the  most  de- 
lightful saddle-horse  he  ever  met  with.  The  same  can  be  said  of  many  of  them,  while  others  are  making 
grand  light  harness  horses  with  size  and  speed. 

No.  117. 

CALGARY. 

Bay   Gelding.       Foaled  May  3,  1889. 

Sire,  SIDDARTHA.  Dam,  LOLLY   POP.     (22  F  .S.) 

(See  page  71.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks.— A  gelding  that  will  make  one  of  a  magnificent  pair  of  carriage  horses  if  used  in  harness  with 
his  full  sister.  Rarity.  He  is  a  very  courageous  horse  and  lacks  nothing  in  quality,  being  by  the  thorough- 
bred Siddartha.  The  substance  which  he  displays,  he  of  course  gets  from  his  dam,  the  handsome  bay 
mare  Lolly  Pop,  who  is  another  of  those  fine  large  mares  that  have  stood  their  owner  in  such  good  stead 
on  so  many  occasions  when  he  wanted  to  make  up  a  prize-winning  four-in-hand  team  or  city  pair.  There 
could  scarcely  be  any  better  cross  than  this  for  the  purpose  or  to  get  rare  saddlers,  although,  as  has  already 
been  stated,  perhaps  the  produce  of  the  buckskin  mare  Giddy  Girl  are  preferable  as  weight  carriers. 

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No.  118.  Half-breds. 

RARITY. 

Bay    Filly.     Foaled  A.^n\  24,  1890. 

Sire,  SIDDARTHA.  Dam,  LOLLY  POP.     (22  F.  S.) 

(See  page  71.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — Full  sister  to  the  last  described,  and  his  equal  in  every  sense,  and,  of  course,  more  valuable, 
on  account  of  being  available  at  the  stud  in  her  old  age.  This  is  a  point  which  many  buyers  seem  to 
neglect,  for  a  mare  will  always  bring  a  good  price  even  when  her  driving  days  are  over,  whereas  if  a  gelding 
is  used  and  becomes  disabled,  the  tan  yard  is  its  destination,  and,  as  a  rule,  there  is  not  much  money 
derived  from  that  source. 


No.  119. 

HOISTAWAY. 

Bay    Gelding.     Foaled  1890. 
6-2>^,  SIDDARTHA.  Dam,    JENNIE. 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks.— KnoXXi&x  very  fine  colt  by  Siddartha,  and  out  of  a  grand  little  roan  mare  about  fifteen  hands 
high,  who  was  a  fast  roader  and  evidently  trotting-bred. 


No.  120. 

MEDICINE  HAT. 

Bay  Colt.      Foaled  March  13,  1889. 

Sire,  ORMOND  (see  pedigree).  Dam,  SQUEELER.     (17  F.  S.) 

(Page  84.)  (See  page  70.) 

Breeder,  Owner. 


Remarks. — There  's  no  accounting  for  names,  and  perhaps  some  Indian  became  suddenly  "  good'"  by 
dying  when  this  colt  came  into  the  world,  but  in  this  instance  the  name  is  appropriate,  for  Medicine 
Hat  is  as  tough  as  an  Indian,  and  now  makes  a  superb  cob,  driving  nicely  and  not  afraid  of  a  high  weight 
on  his  back  at  times.  The  dam,  Squeeler,  is  still  a  valuable  carriage  mare,  and  some  years  ago  with  her 
companion  Old  Nora — a  remarkable  buckskin  dame — took  honors  wherever  shown,  the  pair  making 
sensational  wheelers. 

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S/ielburfie  Farms,  Vt. 


No.  121.  Half-bred. 

JACK. 

Colt.     Foaled   1891. 

Sire,  (Imp.)  BROWN  FASHION  (  1628).  Dam,  NORA  (16  F.  S. ) 

(page  33).  (See  page  69.) 

Breeder,    Owner. 


Remarks. — If  tliere  ever  was  a  good  individual,  then  Nora  must  be  so  called,  for  she  proved  of 
inestimable  value  for  years  as  a  driver  and  producer  of  good  ones,  and  although  she  was  passed  for 
inspection  by  the  Hackney  Society  without  question,  her  conformation  being  exactly  what  was  looked  for 
to  breed  Hackney  stallions,  )'et  her  male  progeny  cannot  be  recognized  in  the  registr_\'.  Of  course  this,  at 
first  glance,  seems  rather  hard,  but  on  consideration  I  think  the  rule  is  a  just  one,  for  it  would  never  do  to 
parade  as  sires  horses  bred  this  way.  The  colt  is,  however,  a  good  one  notwithstanding  he  is  not  eligible 
for  the  stud  book.     He  will  make  a  nice  ride-and-drive  horse  in  another  year. 


No.  (22.  Saddle  Horse. 

TOMMY. 

Black  Geldl\'g.     Heij^kt     .     .     Foaled  1876. 


No.  123.  Carriage  Horse. 

KILDARE. 

Roan  Gelding.     Height  15.3.     Foaled  1877. 


No.  124. 

BLACK  JACK. 

Black  Geldlng.     Height   15. 2-3,.     Foaled  \Z'i,T^. 


No.  125.  Pony. 

CHUBBY. 

Gray   Gelding.     Height  13.3-^.     Foaled  1884. 
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No.   126. 


No.  (27. 


No.  128. 


EMMA. 

Gray  Mare.      Foaled  i88i. 


Produce.— In  1887,  chestnut  filly,  Courtier,  by  Incroyable. 
In  1888,  bay  filly,  Fannie,  by  Siddartha. 


NARCISSUS. 

Gray    Mare.    HeigJit  16.      Foaled  1886. 


NUTSHELL. 

Gray  Mare.    Height,   15.1^.    Foaled  1886. 


Produce. — In  1890,  black  colt,  Patchwork,  by  Brandon. 


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ALPHABETICAL  INDEX  TO  ANIMALS. 


Accident Imp Hackney  Stallion 34 

Algom AR Trotting-bred  Colt,  foaled  i  S89 89 

Almont  Wilkes Trotting  Stallion  (Standard) 82 

Antoinette Imp French  Coaching  Mare 68 

Apolla Hackney  Pony  Colt,  foaled  1892 78 

Aureate Imp Hackney  Mare 54 

Belle  Alliance Imp Hackney  Mare 55 

Belle  Lyons Imp Hackney  Mare 48 

Black  Jack  Gelding 93 

Blondine Hackney  Filly,  foaled   1S92 6t 

Blue  Bell Harness  Mare 70 

Brown  Fashion Imp Hackney  Stallion 23 

Calgary Half-bred  91 

C astille Imp French  Coaching  Mare 66 

Charm Hackney  Filly,  foaled   1 892 63 

Chilcat Trotting-bred  Harness  Horse 90 

Chilcout Trotting-bred  Harness  Horse 91 

Chubby Gelding 93 

Claire Imp French  Coaching  Mare 66 

Cock  Robin Imp Hackney  Pony  Stallion 74 

Coco  Hackney  Pony  Filly,  foaled   1892 78 

CoMO Hackney  Pony  Filly,  foaled    1892 78 

Cosette Hackney  Filly,  foaled   1892 61 

County   Maid Imp Hackney  Mare 48 

Courier Imp Hackney  Stallion 35 

Courtier Half-bred  French  Coaching  Mare 72 

Czarina Imp Hackney  Mare 50 

Dagmar Imp Hackney  Mare 41 

Daisy  Dimple Imp Hackney  Mare 55 

Danish    Girl Imp Hackney  Mare 52 

Doll    Fireaway Imp Hackney  Mare 45 

Dolores Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1892 60 

Dorothy Trotting-bred  Mare 70 

Dotty Trotting-bred  Mare 85 

Dropping    Well Imp Hackney  Mare 47 


75 


Eccles  Wonder Imp Hackney  Pony  Mare   

Eclair Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1892 64 

Eclipse Imp Hackney  Pony  Stallion 73 

Emeline Hackney  Filly,  foaled   1S91 58 

Emma Gray  Mare 94 

Eva Pony  Mare So 

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INDEX    TO    ANlMA'LS—contin'/ed. 


Faith Imp Hackney  Mare 39 

False  Vows Imp Hackney  Mare 50 

Fatima Hackney  Filly,  foaled    1892 60 

Favorita Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1892 62 

Fedalma Trotting  Mare 88 

Fedora Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1S91 58 

Fernande Imp French  Coach  Mare 66 

Fidget Trotting-bred  Mare 79 

Fun Trotting-bred  Mare 79 

Gay  Lady Imp Hackney  Mare 53 

Giddy  Girl Harness  Mare 71 

GiPSEY Trotting-bred  Mare 69 

Gold  Dust Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1892 62 

Golden  Ray Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1892 63 

Grace  Goodwin Trotting  Mare 86 

Grace  Vernon Trotting  Mare 87 

Her  Majesty Imp Hackney  Mare 4° 

Heroine Imp Hackney  Mare 53 

Hoistaway Half-bred   colt,  foaled    1892 92 

Incroyable Imp French  Coaching  Stallion 65 

Jack Hackney  Colt,  half-bred 93 

Jessie Trotting-bred  Mare 90 

Julianna Hackney  Pony  Filly,  foaled  1892 78 

Kamloops Half-bred  Gelding 91 

Kelpie Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1891 59 

KiLDARE Harness  Mare 93 

Kismet Cleveland-Hackney  Half-bred  Mare 57 

Lady  Alice Imp Hackney  Mare 42 

Lady    Fife Imp Hackney  Mare 54 

Lady    Killarney Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1892 60 

Lady    Mabel Imp Hackney  Pony  Mare 77 

Lady  Triffit Imp Hackney  Mare 45 

Lena Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1891 5^ 

Leona   Fireaway Imp Hackney  Mare 44 

Lily  Goman Imp Hackney  Mare 44 

Lolly  Pop Harness  Mare 7 1 

Lord  Lyons Hackney  Colt,  foaled  i8gi 37 

Lulu Imp Cleveland-Hackney  Half-bred  Mare 5^ 

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INDEX    TO    ANIMALS— ow//;,uc',/. 


Narcissus Harness  Mare 


PAGE 


Mademoiselle Imp French  Coaching  Mare g-. 

Matchless  of  Londesboro'  .  . .  Imp Hackney  Stallion -.o 

Mavro Hackney  Colt,  foaled  i8y2 ^8 

Mediclv'e  Hat Trotting-bred  colt,  foaled 02 

MiDDLEBURY Hackney  colt,  foaled  1892 38 

Midge Imp Hackney  Pony  Mare ■j-j 

Midget Pony  Mare 80 

Milk  Maid Imp Hackney  Pony  Mare 76 

Minnehaha Imp Hackney  Mare 40 

Mv   Fancy Imp Hackney  Mare 30 


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Negresse Imp.    .  .  . French  Coaching  Mare 67 

Nitrate Imp.    . . .  Hackney  Mare 

Nutshell Harness  Mare 


51 
94 


Ormond Trotting  Stallion  (Standard) 84 

OuiDA Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1 892 62 


59 


Paulina Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1891 

Princess Imp Hackney  Mare -6 

Prudie Trotting-bred  Mare 71 


Rarity Half-bred  Gelding 92 

Rocket   III Imp Hackney  Stallion j6 

Romeo Hackney  Colt,  foaled   1S92 37 

Rosa Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1892 6^ 

Shepherdess .Imp Hackney  Mare 49 

Silver Pony  Mare 80 

Silver  Belle Imji Hackney  Mare 43 

Sir  Arthur Imp Hackney  Pony  Stallion 73 

Skylight Orloff-Trotter,   half-bred  Colt Si 

Smut Imp. .  .  .    Hackney  Pony  Mare 77 

Spray Hackney  Filly,  foaled  1 89 1 59 

Sprotbro  F'ashion Imp Hackney  (lelding 36 

Squeeler Harness  Mare 70 

Starlight Imj) Hackney  Mare ' 69 

Starlight Orloff-Trotter,  hall-bred  Colt 81 

Suza Hackney  Filly,  Foaled  1892 61 

Swedish  Girl Imp Hackney  Mare 52 

Sweetest Pony  Mare 81 

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Tip  Top Hackney  Colt,  foaled  1892 38 

Tommy Gelding 93 

Trinket Imp Hackney  Mare , 51 

Typhoon Hackney  Colt,  foaled  1 89 1 37 

Vasiline Trotting-bred  Gelding 89 

Vesper - Orloff-Trotting  half-bred  Mare  . . 80 

VValkill  Girl Trotting  Mare 86 

Walkill  Maid Trotting  Mare 85 

Wanda Trotting  Mare 89 

White   Socks Imp Hackney  Mare 46 

Windermere Hackney  Pony  Colt,  foaled  1892 78 

Wizard Hackney  Colt,  foaled  1892 38 


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